Month: April 2023

Sanctions Against Budapest-Based Bank & Executives

Punitive measures targeting the bank and its senior officials came as a part of a new sanctions package imposed by the U.S. against more than 120 organizations and individuals in more than 20 countries.

Macron Sets the World on Fire With Statements on Taiwan

Did Macron speak in the name of Europe, or in the name of France? The key to Emmanuel Macron’s untimely declaration is perhaps to be found in his desire to conform to French opinion, still driven by an old Gaullist reflex.

The American Deal With a Hungarian Devil

Biden Administration officials’ hatred of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán drives them into the arms of far more dangerous characters.

A Batty <em>Lohengrin</em> Flaps New York

A Batty <em>Lohengrin</em> Flaps New York

Lohengrin, with its lush music and tragic exploration of trust, betrayal, and forbidden knowledge, has imaginative gifts to offer contemporary audiences. The music still soars, but only to the cave ceiling, not to the skies.

April 10, 2023
EU Commission Working To End ‘Cookie Fatigue’

EU Commission Working To End ‘Cookie Fatigue’

The main consequence of ‘cookie fatigue’ is that users often click randomly, rather than according to their real advertising needs or desires.

April 10, 2023
Migration: A Key Issue for Greek and Turkish Elections

Migration: A Key Issue for Greek and Turkish Elections

Ever since 2015, migration has been a central issue for most European nations. It is expected to become increasingly debated

April 10, 2023
Poll: Le Pen Defeats Macron if Election Held Today

Poll: Le Pen Defeats Macron if Election Held Today

The political winds have changed. In the wake of President Macron raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, his already dismal approval ratings and popularity have sunk even lower, as two recent surveys reveal.

April 10, 2023
From <em>Pif Gadget</em> To <em>Playboy</em>: Have French Politicians Gone Mad?

From <em>Pif Gadget</em> To <em>Playboy</em>: Have French Politicians Gone Mad?

At a time when the French are taking to the streets and queuing at petrol stations, how can they tolerate seeing their leaders frolicking in such magazines?

April 10, 2023
EPP Acrimony Boils Over After Brussels Raid

EPP Acrimony Boils Over After Brussels Raid

The raid has affected the EPP’s tense office politics amid a larger pushback against plans to take the group to the Right ahead of the 2024 elections.

April 10, 2023
Catalonia Bans Spyware

Catalonia Bans Spyware

‘Spyware,’ created by military experts, has been key in bringing drug lords and mafia leaders to justice but has also been used by governments to spy on its opposition, both civic and political.

April 10, 2023
Cancel Culture: The Illusion of Justice

Cancel Culture: The Illusion of Justice

It is not activists’ sincere belief in the harm caused by ‘wrong words’ that is the problem, but their ill-founded hubris—their self-assumed role of holy avengers bringing the world to the ‘right side of history.’

April 10, 2023
Pope Francis Reflects on World Instability in Hopeful Easter Message

Pope Francis Reflects on World Instability in Hopeful Easter Message

Pope Francis called for rejoicing over the fact that “the Lord has built us a bridge to life” in defeating death, making it “the most important and beautiful day of history.”

The Ludwigs of Trickle Creek Farm: A ‘Benedict Option’ in the Canadian Wilderness

The Ludwigs of Trickle Creek Farm: A ‘Benedict Option’ in the Canadian Wilderness

Several years ago, a friend and I made the nine-hour drive north from Calgary through an Albertan landscape dotted with

April 9, 2023
EU Arms Procurement Plan Stalled Over Contracting Concerns

EU Arms Procurement Plan Stalled Over Contracting Concerns

France and others seek guarantees that the money will stay in the EU, but others are not sure about the capabilities of the European defense industry.

April 9, 2023
Discovery of Galaxies Too Old for Big Bang

Discovery of Galaxies Too Old for Big Bang

“We expected to find tiny, young, baby galaxies at this point in time, but we’ve discovered galaxies as mature as our own.”