Month: February 2023

Plague Management: plus ça change

Orhan Pamuk is a masterful writer. His books all open in such a way that you know they are going to be hard to put down.

CDU Takes Berlin in Rerun Elections

While the Right failed to take the majority, the swing of Berlin’s vote raises questions about Germany’s future direction.

Bypassing Political Bias in AI: The Rise (and Fall?) of DAN

There must be a golden path between politics hijacking the freedom of information and rogue programs running amok on the internet. The outcome of this watershed moment in humanity’s history depends on our ability to find it.

They/Them Who Art in Heaven

They/Them Who Art in Heaven

If you stand for everything, you stand for nothing. An ‘inclusive’ Church is a building without roof or doors—it serves no purpose. If the Anglican Church wishes to survive, it would do well to nip this non-binary nonsense in the bud.

February 12, 2023
Soros Foundation Received €3.3 Million in EU Funding As VOX Questions Catalan Links

Soros Foundation Received €3.3 Million in EU Funding As VOX Questions Catalan Links

The EU confirms that it gave over €3 million to Soros’s Open Society Foundation as VOX MEP @Jorgebuxade raised concerns over links to Catalan separatists.

February 11, 2023
Belgian Politician Taken In for Questioning Over EU Bribery Scandal

Belgian Politician Taken In for Questioning Over EU Bribery Scandal

As vice president of the delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula, Tarabella took a favorable view of Qatar, in spite of its poor human and workers’ rights record.

February 11, 2023
Polish Orthodox Church Leader Signaled Russian Support in Letter to Patriarch Kirill

Polish Orthodox Church Leader Signaled Russian Support in Letter to Patriarch Kirill

It is highly significant that a church from a country with so storied and conflicted relationship to Russia has signaled support for Russia.

February 11, 2023
Despite Discrimination, British Air Force Fails To Achieve “Unattainable” Diversity Targets

Despite Discrimination, British Air Force Fails To Achieve “Unattainable” Diversity Targets

The head of the RAF insists that increased diversity is “mission critical,” with conservative government officials also pushing for quotas to be fulfilled.

February 11, 2023
EU Commission Agrees To Fund Border Protection After Long Council Negotiation

EU Commission Agrees To Fund Border Protection After Long Council Negotiation

Austrian Chancellor Nehammer: EU Commission agreed to “de facto” pay for the border fences.

February 11, 2023
Moldovan Pro-EU Government Resigns, Blames Lack of Domestic Support

Moldovan Pro-EU Government Resigns, Blames Lack of Domestic Support

“Moldova is entering a new phase, one in which security is our priority,” Moldovan PM Natalia Gavrilița said in her resignation speech.

February 11, 2023
Postmodern Left Protects Women by Releasing Rapists from Jail

Postmodern Left Protects Women by Releasing Rapists from Jail

The Spanish case is a perfect example of how the identitarian Left works in the real world: its feminism does not defend women, but attacks them in order to sell an electoral slogan.

February 11, 2023
Report Highlights Permeation of Muslim Brotherhood Into Swedish Politics

Report Highlights Permeation of Muslim Brotherhood Into Swedish Politics

The Islamic League of Sweden has earned a reputation as the representative of Swedish Muslims in the media, often mediating between police and Muslim communities during riots.

February 10, 2023
Pfizer’s Claims on COVID Vaccination for Children Unsubstantiated

Pfizer’s Claims on COVID Vaccination for Children Unsubstantiated

Pfizer’s own defence conceded that its CEO was not prepared well enough to discuss the issue, yet he went on to do so in the strongest possible terms.

February 10, 2023
Closing Time for Free Speech

Closing Time for Free Speech

As national security trumps individual freedom, Sweden will curtail freedom of speech piecemeal, like death from a thousand cuts.

February 10, 2023
EU Launches Intelligence Platform Against Russian Propaganda

EU Launches Intelligence Platform Against Russian Propaganda

The EU plans to step up its game against Russian propaganda by digging deeper into the pathways of information flow to find the source of disinformation.

February 10, 2023