Month: May 2023

Slovak PM Resigns, Technocrats to Take Control

“Only people who are not running in the next parliamentary elections have been selected” for serving in Slovakia’s upcoming technocratic government, led by an experienced economist free of party influence, President Čaputová announced.

Europe Must Encourage Entrepreneurship

To support entrepreneurship, policymakers should make business-friendly reforms, encourage integration of a common European market, and remove barriers to entrepreneurship in female-dominated fields.

Near Eastern Realignment

From normalizing Assad, to reconciling with Hamas, to restoring Saudi Arabian-Iranian relations, the Near East is experiencing a thorough diplomatic re-alignment.

German Reparations to Nigeria Pocketed by Tribal Leader

Germany returned the Benin Bronzes last year with plans for a permanent museum in Nigeria financed by the German taxpayers. The plan now seems unlikely after the Nigerian president handed ownership of the artefacts to a local chieftain.

Russian Aggression Above the Black Sea

While Romanian and Spanish aircraft were placed on “pre-alert” by NATO as last Friday’s incident unfolded, an intervention was not deemed necessary.

Fiscal Forecast America: Media Wrong on GDP Growth

Fiscal Forecast America: Media Wrong on GDP Growth

The official story is that the U.S. economy grew by 1.1% in the first quarter. This number is heavily modified and tells us nothing. We have the real numbers.

May 3, 2023
Germany: Trans Women Will Be Drafted as Men

Germany: Trans Women Will Be Drafted as Men

Despite criticizing Ukraine for doing the same, the German SPD-led government’s new trans recognition law will prevent trans women from dodging the draft in the event of future mobilization.

May 3, 2023
Hungarian Parliament Approves Judicial Reforms

Hungarian Parliament Approves Judicial Reforms

Although the reforms should be enough to unlock half of the €27 billion worth of frozen funds, the European Commission will likely take its time to use it as leverage on the LGBT and migration front as well.

May 3, 2023
MEPs To Lose ‘Right of Dissent’

MEPs To Lose ‘Right of Dissent’

The report lends credence to the belief that the EU seeks to use post-Qatargate reforms to harass dissenting MEPs, banning them from speaking against EU foreign policy missions while overseas.

May 3, 2023
Fraud Investigation Launched Against AfD MEP

Fraud Investigation Launched Against AfD MEP

Krah is alleged to have helped rig a tendering process in favour of a company to which he has links, fanning the flames of a worsening internal spat within the AfD’s Brussels contingent.

May 3, 2023
The West Is Not Necessarily ‘Democratic’—In Fact, It Never Was

The West Is Not Necessarily ‘Democratic’—In Fact, It Never Was

Historical facts are often presented in a way that suits the prevailing narrative of the struggle of the free and Western liberal-democracies against autocracies.

May 3, 2023
Poll: More Than 8 in 10 French Favor Immigration Law Facilitating Deportations

Poll: More Than 8 in 10 French Favor Immigration Law Facilitating Deportations

The opinion poll comes as new immigration legislation, which was supposed to be one of the main items on the National Assembly’s agenda between now and July 14th, has been postponed until autumn due to a lack of majority support.

May 3, 2023
The State of Karl Marx, Part II:  Avoiding Anarchy

The State of Karl Marx, Part II: Avoiding Anarchy

It’s imperative that we strive to understand Marx’s account of history and justice, given that it continues to possess so much of the public debate on who we are and what our future may look like.

May 3, 2023
Finland to Host U.S. Military on its Territory

Finland to Host U.S. Military on its Territory

Stopping just shy of calling them ‘military bases’, the agreement will give the U.S. military access to “agreed facilities and areas” inside Finland.

May 3, 2023
New, “Constructive” UK-China Relationship Gets Off to Bumpy Start

New, “Constructive” UK-China Relationship Gets Off to Bumpy Start

China has revealed it is sending a controversial figure to the upcoming coronation of King Charles.

May 3, 2023
A Labour Day of Widespread Protests in France

A Labour Day of Widespread Protests in France

The processions gathered seven to ten times more people than in 2022.

Poland To Reinforce Trans-Atlantic Ties During EU Presidency

Poland To Reinforce Trans-Atlantic Ties During EU Presidency

“More United States in Europe, more Europe in the U.S.,” President Duda said, while also promising to do “everything” to further Ukraine’s EU membership bid.

May 3, 2023