Month: July 2023

Right Falls Short in Spain

The Spanish Right comes out on top, but lacks the numbers to form a right-wing government.

Report: Islamism Gravest Security Threat to UK

Noting the real danger confronting the UK, Home Secretary Suella Braverman remarked “there is no room for complacency, political correctness or cultural timidity,” in handling the specter of terrorism.

The Rise of the European Right

FROM THE SUMMER 2023 PRINT EDITION: In Europe, populists were permanently marginalised—or so it was claimed by hostile observers. However, since pandemic policies ended, unresolved problems have returned to the forefront of political debate, giving a boost to right-wing populist parties everywhere.

The America Report: Democrats and Moral Depravity

When movie critics across mainstream media dismiss Sound of Freedom in unison, and when they are so quick to associate it with QAnon, I am left wondering if this movie and that conspiracy theory hit too close to home for their comfort.

The Island Without Seasons: An Adventure Without and Within

Although at first glance, The Island Without Seasons is merely an adventure story about a man trying to discover the lost city of Atlantis, it is ultimately about how the man’s search allows him to better understand himself and the world in which he lives.

Ukrainian Ambassador to UK Fired After Criticizing Zelensky

In a presidential decree issued Friday, July 23rd, that came following rare public criticism of Zelensky, Vadym Prystaiko was removed from his positions as Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK and as Ukraine’s envoy to the International Maritime Organisation.

Transgenderism and the Censorship of Women

Transgenderism and the Censorship of Women

Women are facing many forms of reprisals—including censorship, loss of employment opportunities, loss of income, deplatforming, and threats of legal action—simply for daring to question the transgender movement.

July 22, 2023
“Pedro Sánchez broke all the promises he made”: An Interview with <strong>Pedro Fernández Barbadillo</strong>

“Pedro Sánchez broke all the promises he made”: An Interview with <strong>Pedro Fernández Barbadillo</strong>

European countries are slamming the door one after the other on the 2030 Agenda and progressivism. If Spain were to follow this trend, it would be a huge blow for progressives.

July 22, 2023
Belgium’s Coalition Government Trips Over Tax Reform

Belgium’s Coalition Government Trips Over Tax Reform

In a not-too-subtle dig at the MR party, the sole holdout among all seven coalition partners, Belgium’s Finance Minister said that “today we must conclude that not everyone is able to leave their trench and to show the courage to make decisions in the interest of all.”

Women Archaeologists Harassed in Saint-Denis

Women Archaeologists Harassed in Saint-Denis

The French press has covered this affair but hasn’t dared to tackle head-on the question of the origin of the people making the threats and insults. Why are these kinds of attacks happening in Saint-Denis?

July 22, 2023
Sweet Irony: Nanny Taxes for Your Health

Sweet Irony: Nanny Taxes for Your Health

New guidance by the WHO advises Aspartame should not be used for weight loss, and warns that it may lead to increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, and early death in adults—criticisms usually associated with sugar.

July 22, 2023
UK Tories Quitting Party Like “Rats Leaving a Sinking Ship”

UK Tories Quitting Party Like “Rats Leaving a Sinking Ship”

Well over one-tenth of the Conservative Party’s current stock of MPs have already announced they will not stand again at the next general election.

July 22, 2023
Friend or Foe? An Interview with <strong>Thierry Baudet</strong>

Friend or Foe? An Interview with <strong>Thierry Baudet</strong>

FROM THE SUMMER 2023 PRINT EDITION: “Terrified of thoughts and ideas that the establishment has ‘outlawed,’ conservatives have completely internalized the ‘rules of the game’ that their enemy has imposed.”—Thierry Baudet

July 22, 2023
An Out-of-Place Dutchman Sails into Venice

An Out-of-Place Dutchman Sails into Venice

In program interviews, director Marcin Łakomicki and conductor Markus Stenz suggest that Holländer is really about sexism in modern society and a reinforcement of gender roles. A modern European man educated in what passes for the humanities today might think so. But the deeper contexts are ignored.

July 22, 2023
Cancel Culture <em>à l’espagnole</em>: The Fate of the Francoist Nobility

Cancel Culture <em>à l’espagnole</em>: The Fate of the Francoist Nobility

Under Spain’s Democratic Memory Law, the Francoist nobility was collectively singled out for extirpation, and its heads of family found themselves officially ‘disennobled.’

July 21, 2023
Germany Far Off the Windmill Mark

Germany Far Off the Windmill Mark

Germany is hopelessly behind on reaching its wind power goals.

July 21, 2023
France: A Half-Hearted Ministerial Reshuffle

France: A Half-Hearted Ministerial Reshuffle

Destabilised by the sequence of riots following the death of young Nahel shot by a policeman, Emmanuel Macron was very reluctant to carry out this reshuffle, which in the end turned out to be fairly marginal.

July 21, 2023
Europe at the Polls: What’s at Stake in the 2024 EU Elections?

Europe at the Polls: What’s at Stake in the 2024 EU Elections?

“The EPP is the party of traitors” who almost always vote with the leftists, Rodrigo Ballester said, warning that conservative votes for the European center-right are “lost in translation.”

July 21, 2023