Month: May 2023

After the Crowning

“Germany ceased to have Kings when the Germans ceased to be a Kingly people.” Such could be said of any nation in Europe, or her daughter nations across the seas. Let us pray and work to deserve better than the rulers we now have.

The America Report: Republicans for President

Today, Donald Trump is far ahead in the opinion polls for the 2024 Republican presidential candidate. But Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, and others will make sure that there is no such thing as an inevitable frontrunner.

Immigration: Britain Must Call Time on Tory Trickery

If the electorate had not already done so, it must now accept the reality: the Conservative Party is the party of uncontrolled immigration and it has lied to us, of that there can be no doubt.

Iran-Belgium Prisoner Swap

A Belgian man accused of espionage and an Iranian diplomat accused of a bomb plot have been liberated through Oman’s mediation.

Voegelin on Popper’s <em>Open Society and Its Enemies</em>

Voegelin on Popper’s <em>Open Society and Its Enemies</em>

Unparalleled in terms of harsh criticism: Voegelin opines on Popper’s work in correspondence with Leo Strauss.

May 28, 2023
Musikfest 2023: A Wondrous Musical Moment at the Musikverein

Musikfest 2023: A Wondrous Musical Moment at the Musikverein

Within the classical realm, the range and virtuosity of composition demands an equal measure of interpretation. Hannah Eisendle’s performance illustrated this with a spirited and novel direction.

May 28, 2023
Iran-Belgium Prisoner Swap

Iran-Belgium Prisoner Swap

A Belgian man accused of espionage and an Iranian diplomat accused of a bomb plot have been liberated through Oman’s mediation.

Leftists Attack Macron For Saying France Is in the “Process of Decivilization”

Leftists Attack Macron For Saying France Is in the “Process of Decivilization”

Oddly, rather than focusing on France’s downward spiral into barbarism, leftist lawmakers instead chose to comment on the alleged ‘taboos’ that Macron broke with his choice of words.

May 28, 2023
Twitter Pulls Out of EU’s Anti-Disinformation Code

Twitter Pulls Out of EU’s Anti-Disinformation Code

While abiding by the Code is voluntary, the same does not apply to the EU’s new content moderation rulebook, the Digital Services Act. Regarding the latter, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton warned: “You can run, but you can’t hide.”

Cards Stacked Against EU Nature Restoration Law

Cards Stacked Against EU Nature Restoration Law

The gamble may be well calculated, as many member states are hesitant to embrace the directive as written by the Commission.

May 28, 2023
Commission Adviser Calls Europe Blind to Chinese Influence

Commission Adviser Calls Europe Blind to Chinese Influence

Western Europe is especially bad at spotting foreign propaganda, Ivana Karásková said, urging the EU to adopt its ‘foreign agents law,’ despite the backlash it generated among global, leftist NGOs.

May 28, 2023
Portugal’s National Revolution—97 Years Later

Portugal’s National Revolution—97 Years Later

Those who set the direction of what came to be called the National Revolution didn’t quite know what they wanted, but they certainly knew what they didn’t want: the growing radicalisation and constitutional crises, against a threatening backdrop of Communism, seen elsewhere in postwar Europe.

Hidden in Plain Sight: Syrian War Criminals in the Netherlands

Hidden in Plain Sight: Syrian War Criminals in the Netherlands

An investigation revealed that some Syrians who had fled the civil war had encountered their former torturers while living in the Netherlands.

Les Républicains To Propose Ambitious Anti-Immigration Plan

Les Républicains To Propose Ambitious Anti-Immigration Plan

Les Républicains wants to appear to be in tune with the state of French public opinion, which demands rigour and firmness in the management of immigration.

EU as Arbiter of Ideological Elegance?

EU as Arbiter of Ideological Elegance?

The EU’s messianic reflex is all the more worrying considering that Brussels recently acquired a formidable weapon with imprecise contours: financial conditionality.

May 27, 2023
Forgotten Classics: Family, Wealth, and Modernity in <em>The Magnificent Ambersons</em>  

Forgotten Classics: Family, Wealth, and Modernity in <em>The Magnificent Ambersons</em>  

The Magnificent Ambersons engages with issues of technological and social change in modernity. But it is also a very human story, focusing on a single family, detailing the lives of its members as change rocks their way of life