Month: September 2023

Hushed Horrors

When the mask slips, people catch an unvarnished glimpse at what is going on behind all the soothing, medicalized language: killing people.

France Refuses Lampedusa Migrants Amid Rising Tensions 

France Refuses Lampedusa Migrants Amid Rising Tensions 

Darmanin instead offers Italy “certain help to defend the borders”

September 19, 2023
Germany Plans Energy Subsidies Without Brussels’ Consent

Germany Plans Energy Subsidies Without Brussels’ Consent

Berlin set to bend EU rules to cut soaring prices

September 19, 2023
Zelensky’s Latest Sackings Could Be a Message to Biden

Zelensky’s Latest Sackings Could Be a Message to Biden

U.S. critics of Ukraine aid cite corruption as reason to tighten purse strings

September 19, 2023
The Digital Apocalypse Is Here: Reading Anton Barba-Kay on the Meaning of Online Culture

The Digital Apocalypse Is Here: Reading Anton Barba-Kay on the Meaning of Online Culture

Digital culture tells you that your will is, or should be, unencumbered by history, materiality, or any unchosen obligation.

September 19, 2023
Irish Populism Starts Stirring? Dublin Conference Airs Unease Over Hate Speech Bill

Irish Populism Starts Stirring? Dublin Conference Airs Unease Over Hate Speech Bill

The conference was an important light in a country that is fast emerging as one of the last remaining total liberal holdouts.

September 18, 2023
Ukraine to Sue Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia at WTO

Ukraine to Sue Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia at WTO

Zelensky is done playing Mr. Nice Guy.

September 18, 2023
Lampedusa Crisis Enters Polish Election Campaign

Lampedusa Crisis Enters Polish Election Campaign

MP Dominik Tarczyński attributes Lampedusa crisis to the “reckless policies of the European Union.”

September 18, 2023
Italy: Le Pen and Salvini Signal Political Proximity

Italy: Le Pen and Salvini Signal Political Proximity

Le Pen highlighted Meloni’s failure to stem illegal migration while lauding Salvini’s ability to do so during his time as interior minister.

September 18, 2023
Von der Leyen’s Ten-Point Plan To Solve Italy’s Migration Crisis

Von der Leyen’s Ten-Point Plan To Solve Italy’s Migration Crisis

“We decide who comes to the European Union. … Those who do not have the right cannot remain,” the Commission chief promised.

September 18, 2023
Mexico’s Royal Eagles: On Verastegui’s Christian Patriotism

Mexico’s Royal Eagles: On Verastegui’s Christian Patriotism

Appealing to both Left and Right, Verastegui describes economically exploitative elites as the same people benefitting from a breakdown in family and traditional morality.

September 18, 2023
Erasmus Launches Grant to Explore European-Islamic Relations

Erasmus Launches Grant to Explore European-Islamic Relations

The project will among other things look at EU migration policies toward immigrants from Muslim countries.

September 18, 2023
Massive Anti-War, Anti-Globalism Protest in Prague

Massive Anti-War, Anti-Globalism Protest in Prague

Speakers and demonstrators expressed opposition to the sitting government, NATO, the EU, the Green Deal, cultural and political globalism, and Washington’s meddling in European affairs.

September 18, 2023