Month: December 2023

"La chapelle des Bourbons au XIXe siècle" (unknown date) an engraving by Ebenezer Challis (1806-1881) based on a drawing by Thomas Allom (1804-1872), currently located in a private collection. The chapel is a part of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Lyon.

The Tale of Two Frances: Part II

Whilst Paris is surrendering to wokeism, a new generation of formidable defenders of tradition is arising in Lyon.

Hungary’s Assisted Suicide Ban Challenged at ECHR

Hungary’s Assisted Suicide Ban Challenged at ECHR

Lawyers for Budapest argue that legalizing the practice would lead to governments ending the lives of the infirm or disabled.

December 1, 2023
John Gray’s Thoughts After Liberalism

John Gray’s Thoughts After Liberalism

“Like the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century, the new Leviathans are engineers of souls.”—John Gray

December 1, 2023
100,000 Canadians Sign Petition To Remove Trudeau

100,000 Canadians Sign Petition To Remove Trudeau

Experts say the petition has no chance of success, but serves to embarrass the liberal government.

December 1, 2023
Orwellian Ban of Demonstrations All Over France

Orwellian Ban of Demonstrations All Over France

French authorities want to prevent any attack on an ‘immaterial public order’ and are hunting down anything resembling thoughtcrime.

December 1, 2023
Fighting resumes in Gaza as ceasefire expires

Fighting resumes in Gaza as ceasefire expires

The pause in hostilities expired at 0500 GMT on Friday morning.

December 1, 2023
Pope Reportedly Evicts Conservative Cardinal From Rome Home

Pope Reportedly Evicts Conservative Cardinal From Rome Home

The supposed move comes just weeks after Pope Francis removed conservative American Bishop Joseph Strickland from his post.

December 1, 2023
UN to Austria: Take More Asylum Seekers

UN to Austria: Take More Asylum Seekers

The UN’s call comes despite the fact Austria already hosts the highest number of refugees in the EU relative to its population

December 1, 2023
Remembrance and Resistance

Remembrance and Resistance

Ancient customs will continue to make the European winter nights bright.

December 1, 2023
The Confucius Institutes: China’s Trojan Horse

The Confucius Institutes: China’s Trojan Horse

Western countries have finally started taking action to limit the influence of Confucius Institutes—or offer alternatives.

December 1, 2023