Month: June 2023

Hungary: Even Leftists Reject the EU Migrant Quotas 

Nearly all right-wing voters and 58% of leftists reject the EU’s plan to redistribute migrants between member states, as PM Orbán says Hungary has “no intention of implementing” the mechanism at all.

VOX and Spain’s Local Coalitions

It is dubious that Spain’s likely PP-led government will allow VOX to steer it away from its commitments to the UN’s 2030 Agenda, or away from acting like a slightly less ‘woke’ PSOE.

UK Migrant Armada: Numbers Pass 10K Despite Sunak Claims of Success

As boat migrant numbers pass 10,000 this year, the UK is paying millions of pounds daily to house over 100,000 migrants in hotels as a critic of the government claims boat migrants may represent just a fraction of the total number of illegals entering Britain.

New Drone Footage Points to Russia Behind Dam Explosion

Ukrainian drones captured footage of the explosive-laden car on the dam days before the dam burst. However, based on recent satellite pictures, the vehicle appears to still be there, perfectly intact.

Algeria Pivots to Russia Despite Meloni Gas Deal

Russia played on long-established trade ties with Algiers and the historic memory of the nation’s independence struggle against France as it entrenched military cooperation with Algeria last week.

Rembrandt’s <em>Standard Bearer</em> Comes Home at Last

Rembrandt’s <em>Standard Bearer</em> Comes Home at Last

The Rijksmuseum bills the Standard Bearer, a self-portrait in which “one can feel the courage, swagger and rebelliousness bursting from the canvas!” as one of Rembrandt’s key works.

Poll: Nearly 7 in 10 French Favor Restricting Asylum Rights

Poll: Nearly 7 in 10 French Favor Restricting Asylum Rights

The Socialist Party stands out as the only left-wing group where a majority wants to restrict the right to asylum.

June 18, 2023
Keeping Your Room Clean: A Vision for Proactive Conservatism

Keeping Your Room Clean: A Vision for Proactive Conservatism

‘Wokeism,’ the current battering ram at the door of conservative values, might have arisen from elite schools and universities in prosperous countries, but this does not explain why it spread with the ferocity that it clearly did.

June 18, 2023
Anger Grows Over Low-Emission Zones In French Cities

Anger Grows Over Low-Emission Zones In French Cities

Faced with a growing number of protests, several cities have had to back down and adapt the restrictions, which were deemed too severe.

June 18, 2023
Spain: Wind and Solar Parks Lack Environmental Oversight

Spain: Wind and Solar Parks Lack Environmental Oversight

Solar parks, requiring regular water use for cleaning, are being recklessly approved in a country already devastated by drought.

June 18, 2023
Sovereignty Threatened: EU’s Mandatory Migrant Quotas Trigger Revolt

Sovereignty Threatened: EU’s Mandatory Migrant Quotas Trigger Revolt

Warsaw is putting its foot down. “We will not pay for the mistakes of European multicultural policy. We know how to distinguish solidarity from coercion and dangerous ideological projects,” Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said.

Professor Raoult’s Case: COVID Continues To Cause Legal Turmoil

Professor Raoult’s Case: COVID Continues To Cause Legal Turmoil

Researchers accuse the professor of having conducted his experiments “outside any ethical or legal framework.” In their view, this is an “enormous health scandal;” to Professor Raoult, they are “a tribune of fools.”

June 18, 2023
‘In Search of Europe’: <br>Karl Gustel Wärnberg in conversation with <strong>David Lloyd Dusenbury</strong>

‘In Search of Europe’: <br>Karl Gustel Wärnberg in conversation with <strong>David Lloyd Dusenbury</strong>

In the first episode of ‘In Search of Europe,’ our new series on the history of European thought and philosophy, host Karl Gustel Wärnberg talks with David Lloyd Dusenbury.

Germany’s Globalist Parties Unite To Oppose Popular AfD Candidate

Germany’s Globalist Parties Unite To Oppose Popular AfD Candidate

The AfD, now the second most popular party in Germany according to the latest polls, is likely to see more of the same from the Left, SPD, Greens, FDP, and CDU as it performs increasingly well at the state and federal levels.

June 17, 2023
Reconciliation with Assad Is off the Table at EU-Syria Conference

Reconciliation with Assad Is off the Table at EU-Syria Conference

The EU is resisting lobbying by the Gulf States to drop sanctions against Assad as recent terrorist attacks and deaths on the Mediterranean underlined Syria’s continued relevance to EU policymakers.

June 17, 2023
Slovak PM Reappointed After Losing No-Confidence Vote

Slovak PM Reappointed After Losing No-Confidence Vote

The independent economist Ľudovít Ódor is the third Slovakian Prime Minister to have his mandate revoked by political scheming in two years.

June 17, 2023
Bank on Farmers To Decide EU Elections

Bank on Farmers To Decide EU Elections

As farmers lead backlash against environmental regulations, the political Right is poised to capture their vote.

June 17, 2023