Month: March 2023

Facebook Faces EU Data Freeze

The decision by regulators will prevent Facebook from transferring user data from the EU to America and may potentially force the U.S. to conclude a data protection agreement with Brussels.

January 6th: In the End, Trump Wins

The January 6th committee suppressed 41,000 hours of video footage that showed there was no insurrection. Now the truth is out, and the consequences will be formidable.

German ‘Die Linke’ MP Wagenknecht Quits Party

Her unique appeal and broad popularity flies in the face of the traditional—some might go so far as to say antiquated—Right-Left political spectrum, leading to speculation whether Wagenknecht will establish a party.

True Finns party flags

The Finns, Most Popular Party With Young Voters

True Finns’ rising popularity is important both for Finland’s upcoming elections on April 2nd, and—perhaps more importantly—for challenging the progressive narrative of the ‘liberal youth.’

The Rise of the ‘Dirty Old Woman’

The Rise of the ‘Dirty Old Woman’

Could the women’s desire to visit The Gambia have anything to do with the fact that many young men, desperate and unable to find decent employment, turn to sex tourism to make a living?

March 5, 2023
Lars von Trier’s <em>The Kingdom</em>: A Hospital Drama for Sick Souls

Lars von Trier’s <em>The Kingdom</em>: A Hospital Drama for Sick Souls

“In the shadow of the eccentric, the charming, and the zany, terror lurks. Maybe that’s the background against which man’s wickedness is clearest.”—Lars von Trier

March 5, 2023
Adrian Vermeule’s (un)Common Good: A Legal Philosophy for a Postliberal World

Adrian Vermeule’s (un)Common Good: A Legal Philosophy for a Postliberal World

By asserting that the common good does exist and can be defined and applied, Vermeule contests the cultural Left and libertarian Right’s chimera of a values-neutral jurisprudence.

March 5, 2023
Tariffs To Stop Migration

Tariffs To Stop Migration

The plans to tie tariff rates to border control have unleashed fierce criticism of the EU from human rights groups.

March 5, 2023
Finland Builds Fence Along Russian Border

Finland Builds Fence Along Russian Border

The interspersed fencing will reach between 130 and 260 kilometres in length and will include surveillance systems.

March 5, 2023
Germany’s Baerbock Unveils Her ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’

Germany’s Baerbock Unveils Her ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’

The leftist foreign minister is well-known for her pronouncements on sexual violence towards women in the Ukraine conflict and the abortion issue in the U.S.

France Legislates To Protect Children Online

France Legislates To Protect Children Online

There is now a consensus among French politicians to tackle these serious problems that affect today’s excessively connected societies.

March 5, 2023
SPD’s Indelible Stain: Schröder Keeps His Membership

SPD’s Indelible Stain: Schröder Keeps His Membership

According to the SPD’s arbitration commission, the former chancellor was only “guided by the desire to use his connections to end the war.”

March 5, 2023
Train Wreck in Greece Due to Negligence

Train Wreck in Greece Due to Negligence

The worst train disaster in Greek history has already claimed at least 57 lives and painfully underscores the deterioration of the nation’s rail system.

March 5, 2023
EU Mission ‘Perplexed’ by Spain’s Latest Feminist Laws

EU Mission ‘Perplexed’ by Spain’s Latest Feminist Laws

Spanish PM Pédro Sánchez pledged weeks ago to reform the ‘Only Yes is Yes Law,’ even against the opposition of his coalition partners, but nothing has been presented to parliament yet.

March 5, 2023
A Boon for Erdoğan: Opposition Fractures Before Elections

A Boon for Erdoğan: Opposition Fractures Before Elections

Given the state of play, Erdoğan’s chances of extending his 20-year presidency have significantly improved.

“The recognition of Kosovo sets a catastrophic precedent in Europe”: An Interview with <strong>Tamara Milenković Kerković</strong>

“The recognition of Kosovo sets a catastrophic precedent in Europe”: An Interview with <strong>Tamara Milenković Kerković</strong>

“We are totally opposed to the so-called Franco-German agreement, which is nothing more than an ultimatum to recognise the state of Kosovo.”

March 5, 2023