Month: August 2023

Balanced Budget or Small Government, Part II

The only way for a government to be fiscally responsible is to transform government in the image of national conservatism. Hungary offers a good example of how to do it.

The Right Should Learn from Spain’s Election Results 

Many popular parties in Europe do not want to challenge the status quo and will stoop to forming alliances with leftists. However, these parties fail to realize that by doing this, they are losing their conservative identity, their authority, and their voters. 

The Return of Nu Metal

Negativity, including the aestheticization of aggression, can serve as temperature shock, coaxing the culture into respecting the integrity of certain barriers.

AfD Surge May Affect German Semiconductor Industry

Saxony is a traditional hub for semiconductor production going back to the East German era. But officials warn that the AfD’s rapid rise could throw a spanner in the works for expanding the regional labour force through immigration.

Open Society Scales Back EU Operations, Politicians Remain Skeptical

OSF might prepare for strategic restructuring and a 40% workforce cutback, but “we only truly believe that the occupying troops are leaving the continent when the last Soros soldier has left,” Balázs Orbán, the Hungarian PM’s political director said.

Multi-National Sex Trafficking Network Busted

Multi-National Sex Trafficking Network Busted

Spanish police working with French, Italian, and Dominican Republic authorities have dismantled a multi-national sex trafficking network and released 41 victims of sexual exploitation.

August 14, 2023
Azerbaijan Tourism? Next Stop, the Lachin Pass

Azerbaijan Tourism? Next Stop, the Lachin Pass

Amid accusations of an Azeri-based genocide, the Commission’s top foreign policy mandarin for the region, Lawrence Meredith, provoked a backlash by promoting Azerbaijani tourism.

August 14, 2023
Majority of Ukrainians Blame Zelensky for Government Corruption

Majority of Ukrainians Blame Zelensky for Government Corruption

There are no more valid excuses for a government who fails to take action to eliminate abuse and combat negligence.

August 14, 2023
Why the Lights Are Going Out in South Africa

Why the Lights Are Going Out in South Africa

Lessons from the shocking memoir of a top South African electricity executive.

August 14, 2023
The Anti-Trump Third Party

The Anti-Trump Third Party

This third party promotes ‘Unity’ and promises to solve problems. In reality, they are walking backwards into the future, focusing their political energy on one thing, and one thing only.

August 13, 2023
Stolen Works of Art Returned to Italy

Stolen Works of Art Returned to Italy

The estimated cumulative value of the 42 works of art returned, some of which date back more than 2,500 years, is estimated at $3.5 million.

August 13, 2023
Fighting for Heritage: A Normandy Village of 64 Inhabitants Saves Its Church 

Fighting for Heritage: A Normandy Village of 64 Inhabitants Saves Its Church 

Over the past twenty-five years, the village has spent the equivalent of ten times its annual budget to save its church and chapel.

August 13, 2023
Uganda Pivots to Russia Amid World Bank LGBT Boycott

Uganda Pivots to Russia Amid World Bank LGBT Boycott

The World Bank said further “corrective action” could be taken against Uganda.

August 13, 2023
Niger: New Epicentre of Western Troubles: An Interview with <strong>Viktor Marsai</strong>

Niger: New Epicentre of Western Troubles: An Interview with <strong>Viktor Marsai</strong>

The Russians have realised how simple it is to cause major problems in Africa in a cost-effective way—with the help of the Wagner Group.

August 13, 2023
White Americans Under 18 Are Already Ethnic Minorities in the U.S.

White Americans Under 18 Are Already Ethnic Minorities in the U.S.

The analysis, which calls attention to stark demographic differences between America’s older and younger generations, highlights the breakneck speed at which demographic change is taking place in the United States.

August 13, 2023
Heads Roll in Ukraine After Fraud Discovered

Heads Roll in Ukraine After Fraud Discovered

Being unfit for service also allows some men to leave Ukraine and circumvent the general order that keeps men between 18 and 60 from leaving.

August 13, 2023
Polish President Calls for All (U.S.) Hands on Deck

Polish President Calls for All (U.S.) Hands on Deck

The Polish president claimed that Vladimir Putin sought “to revive the Russian empire and must be stopped now, so that American soldiers do not need to sacrifice their lives in Europe.”

August 13, 2023