Day: August 3, 2023

Europe: Stop Falling Behind!

Europe’s economy is falling behind America, and the gap is getting big. The reason is obvious, and so is the solution.

Britain Formally Recognizes Yazidi Genocide by IS

After years of waiting, the UK government has finally recognized the acts of genocide against the Yazidi people by the Islamic State terror group in Iraq, citing a German court ruling.

Canada: Meta To Block News Access on Its Platforms

In light of the Canadian government’s legislation forcing social media giant Meta to pay for the news content they distribute, the company has decided to block news content in Canada on its platform.

Anons and Automatons

Witness the rise of the NPC: we take a look at a fresh example of how a terminally-online generation is being fed to the all-monetizing void of the Internet.

Meloni and Macron at Loggerheads Over Niger Strategy

While happy to support the Western foreign policy agenda on Ukraine and Taiwan, the Meloni administration’s anti-colonial line regarding Africa is now clashing with French strategic interests over how to respond to the Niger crisis.

Europe: Stop Falling Behind!

Europe: Stop Falling Behind!

Europe’s economy is falling behind America, and the gap is getting big. The reason is obvious, and so is the solution.

August 3, 2023
Crumbling Firewall: Thuringian FDP Chief Wants To Cooperate With AfD

Crumbling Firewall: Thuringian FDP Chief Wants To Cooperate With AfD

Thuringia’s FDP president’s statements come after CDU chief Friedrich Merz and several leading Thuringian CDU politicians called for cooperation with the AfD at the local and state levels, respectively.

August 3, 2023
Britain Formally Recognizes Yazidi Genocide by IS

Britain Formally Recognizes Yazidi Genocide by IS

After years of waiting, the UK government has finally recognized the acts of genocide against the Yazidi people by the Islamic State terror group in Iraq, citing a German court ruling.

August 3, 2023
Disney Axes Atatürk Series After Armenian Lobbying

Disney Axes Atatürk Series After Armenian Lobbying

Turkish authorities launched an investigation into Disney after the network pulled a dramatisation of the life of Kemal Atatürk following lobbying by the Armenian diaspora.

August 3, 2023
Canada: Meta To Block News Access on Its Platforms

Canada: Meta To Block News Access on Its Platforms

In light of the Canadian government’s legislation forcing social media giant Meta to pay for the news content they distribute, the company has decided to block news content in Canada on its platform.

August 3, 2023
Tunisian Fishermen-Turned-Pirates Arrested for Preying on Boat Migrants

Tunisian Fishermen-Turned-Pirates Arrested for Preying on Boat Migrants

Authorities say that increasingly, crews of Tunisian fishing boats are leaving behind the profession and are dedicating themselves to “the more lucrative activity of pirates,” plundering small iron boats that ferry migrants from Tunisia to Sicily.

August 3, 2023
Anons and Automatons

Anons and Automatons

Witness the rise of the NPC: we take a look at a fresh example of how a terminally-online generation is being fed to the all-monetizing void of the Internet.

Meloni Faces Backlash After Cancelling Minimum Income Programme

Meloni Faces Backlash After Cancelling Minimum Income Programme

The minimum income plan has had its controversies since implementation, as there have been several reports of foreigners scamming the system for millions of euros.

August 3, 2023
France: Journalists Yield As New Editor-in-Chief Embarks on First Day

France: Journalists Yield As New Editor-in-Chief Embarks on First Day

The reason for the forty-day journalism strike was not the new editor-in-chief’s professional shortcomings but his ideological beliefs: Lejeune is of a decidedly rightist bent.

August 3, 2023
Meloni and Macron at Loggerheads Over Niger Strategy

Meloni and Macron at Loggerheads Over Niger Strategy

While happy to support the Western foreign policy agenda on Ukraine and Taiwan, the Meloni administration’s anti-colonial line regarding Africa is now clashing with French strategic interests over how to respond to the Niger crisis.

August 3, 2023
Biden Administration Uses Visa Sanctions to Exert Pressure on Hungary

Biden Administration Uses Visa Sanctions to Exert Pressure on Hungary

The restrictions on Hungarian passport holders to travel to the United States put a definite strain on the relationship between the NATO allies.

August 3, 2023
Philosophy as a Way of Life: The Classical Perspective

Philosophy as a Way of Life: The Classical Perspective

From the descriptions of Greek philosophy found in the research of both Pierre Hadot and Anton Dumitriu, we are confronted with a startling emphasis on the ‘practical,’ that is, the ‘experimental’ dimension of philosophy.

August 3, 2023