Month: October 2023

Israel in War and Peace

The monstrosities in Israel crowd out moral ambivalence, but there are those whose bloodlust was merely whetted.

Suppressing the “Enemy of the Disaster”

In stark contrast to the way Camus has been mis-portrayed by others, readers will encounter a heroic “committed opponent of conspiratorial thinking of all kinds.”

An Afternoon with Michel Houellebecq

FROM THE FALL 2023 PRINT EDITION: Houellebecq is a dystopian visionary who has discovered that reality has overtaken him.

Salvini and Le Pen in Pontida: “Whoever fights, wins”

Salvini and Le Pen in Pontida: “Whoever fights, wins”

The Le Pen-Salvini axis, a pillar of support for ID in the European Parliament, is standing firm with the election slogan “The Europe of nations, in defence of our identities and freedoms.”

October 15, 2023
An Antisemite? Pius XII was a Righteous Gentile

An Antisemite? Pius XII was a Righteous Gentile

It is hard not to draw the conclusion that the observable obsessive impulse to destroy Pius’ reputation is driven more by ideology than by any objective historical inquiry. 

October 15, 2023
How Joe Biden Brought the World to the Brink: A Strategic Assessment

How Joe Biden Brought the World to the Brink: A Strategic Assessment

At home, Biden is unpopular, assailed by legal difficulties, and widely regarded as too physically and mentally incompetent to do his job.

October 14, 2023
Konfederacja: Poland’s Nationalist Upstarts Light Fire Under PiS

Konfederacja: Poland’s Nationalist Upstarts Light Fire Under PiS

As Law and Justice fights tooth and nail against a Europhile challenge, a new fusionary force is brewing on the Polish Right.

October 14, 2023
A Philosophical Adventure Towards Freedom

A Philosophical Adventure Towards Freedom

In Outside the Gates, Hackett reveals to us that transcendence is woven into social reality, most especially in that highest friendship which tyranny seeks to root out: the friendship of virtue.

October 14, 2023
Germany: CDU MP Seeks Ban on AfD

Germany: CDU MP Seeks Ban on AfD

Marco Wanderwitz says AfD “seriously endangers our free democratic basic order and the state as a whole.”

October 14, 2023
Spanish MEPs Say No to Amnesty for Secessionists

Spanish MEPs Say No to Amnesty for Secessionists

The European People’s Party wants a new law to ban pardons for corruption charges.

October 14, 2023
‘Cordon Sanitaire’ Challenged at the French National Assembly

‘Cordon Sanitaire’ Challenged at the French National Assembly

Marine Le Pen’s party made some meagre progress: MPs from the Les Républicains party voted in favour of their proposals three times.

October 14, 2023
Kosovo Shootout: Serb Politician to be Indicted for Involvement

Kosovo Shootout: Serb Politician to be Indicted for Involvement

Radoičić was an associate of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić’s, who once named him one of the “guardians of Serbia in Kosovo and Metohija.”

October 14, 2023
Out with a Whimper: Europe’s Quiet Crisis of Fertility

Out with a Whimper: Europe’s Quiet Crisis of Fertility

Poles have learned the hard way that there are no holidays from history.

October 14, 2023
PiS Decries Polish Army Resignations as Election Hit Job

PiS Decries Polish Army Resignations as Election Hit Job

Days before Poland votes, opposition parties and media hope to capitalise on a dispute between the conservative government and top military chiefs.

October 13, 2023
Israel Tells One Million Palestinians to Evacuate

Israel Tells One Million Palestinians to Evacuate

Islamists are reportedly turning back Palestinians who are trying to flee.

October 13, 2023