Month: March 2023

El Salvador vs. MS-13

El Salvador’s iconoclastic purge of MS-13’s occult symbols reminds us that these gangs transcend crime: they are upstart tribes looking to swallow nations.

MCC Brussels: A World of Conflict Awaits

“Europeans, you’ll have to change your sneakers to military boots in the coming decades,” a senior security expert said at the conference aimed to decipher the geopolitical shift of the coming decades.

24 Hours of Feminism in Spain

This year’s International Women’s Day events displayed, more than ever, divisions and ratcheting tensions within Spain’s feminist movement, evident politically and in the general public.

EU Raids Perfume Firms

The evaluation is another test of the EU’s controversial antitrust legislation, which has previously been used for Big Tech regulation. This new probe affects a total of four Swiss-based companies.

Swiss President Alain Berset.

Swiss President Doubles Down on Weapons Ban

In contrast to Bern’s apparent reluctance to allow arms exports to Ukraine, a recent poll showed that half the country supported more flexible rules regarding neutrality.

U.S. Debt Crisis Alert

U.S. Debt Crisis Alert

There are growing signs that the United States is heading for a Greek-style fiscal crisis. It is not imminent, but close enough to cause real worries for anyone interested in the U.S. economy.

March 6, 2023
Catholicism, Communism, and the Ideal of Universal Recognition

Catholicism, Communism, and the Ideal of Universal Recognition

Few contemporary Marxists, and even fewer Catholic theologians, have delved deeply into any likenesses in their worldviews on a theoretical level.

March 6, 2023
VOX Proposes Ecology Alarmist For Prime Minister

VOX Proposes Ecology Alarmist For Prime Minister

VOX registered a vote of no confidence in Spain with an unusual candidate to replace the current prime minister

March 6, 2023
2035 Car Ban Deadline In Doubt

2035 Car Ban Deadline In Doubt

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini welcomed the postponement, with Italians presenting stiff opposition to legislation that critics say will cripple the European car industry.

March 6, 2023
Sunak Signs Tory Death Warrant With Illegal Amnesty

Sunak Signs Tory Death Warrant With Illegal Amnesty

Immigration is a primary concern among Conservative voters. A staggering 97% of Conservatives and 80% of Brits overall believe that ‘the government is doing a bad job.’

March 6, 2023
France Joins Italy To Tackle Migration Surge

France Joins Italy To Tackle Migration Surge

Italy and France’s previous disagreements seem to be behind them, as the ministers announced joint plans to control migration in North Africa.

March 6, 2023
Wagner Claims Russian Forces Have Surrounded Bakhmut

Wagner Claims Russian Forces Have Surrounded Bakhmut

While analysts and commentators continue to debate Bakhmut’s strategic importance, most agree that the city’s capture would carry strong symbolic and political significance for the Russians.

March 6, 2023
China Boosts Defense Budget Despite Low Economic Growth Projections 

China Boosts Defense Budget Despite Low Economic Growth Projections 

Chinese analysts paint the 7.2% increase as a “reasonable and restrained boost amid military spending sprees by many other countries around the world.”

Italian PM: Women Will Be the First Victims of Gender Ideology

Italian PM: Women Will Be the First Victims of Gender Ideology

Meloni’s statements found support among prominent members of Italy’s LGBT community, including Cristina Gramolini, the president of the pro-lesbian and feminist association ArciLesbica.

March 6, 2023
Sweden: 10-Year-Old Girl Violently Attacked; Suspect in Custody

Sweden: 10-Year-Old Girl Violently Attacked; Suspect in Custody

The suspect, 35-year-old Milad Salari, has an extensive criminal history which includes convictions for violent crimes.

March 6, 2023
Belgian Constitutional Court Greenlights Prisoner Exchange With Iran

Belgian Constitutional Court Greenlights Prisoner Exchange With Iran

Last January, Belgian NGO worker Olivier Vandecasteele was sentenced to 40 years in prison on what Brussels has declared as ‘sham’ espionage charges.

The Roots of Sacrifice: Religion, Morality, and the Search for Transcendence

The Roots of Sacrifice: Religion, Morality, and the Search for Transcendence

Acceptable forms of sacrifice may change throughout time, but its essence remains. It is based on the deeply rooted sense of something more important than oneself: a deity, a family, a nation, or the entire world.

March 6, 2023