Month: December 2023

The Magic of Christmas is Real

Fairy parties and flying reindeer are not things out of which eventually we must grow; they belong to the realm inhabited only by those who are mature enough to understand the world for what it is.

Mefistofele Haunts Rome

In our nihilistic age, Boito’s Mefistofele may be primed for a comeback.

The EU’s Financial Weapon

Why has Hungary, after delivering significant reforms, only received €10 billion from the Commission?

Giorgia Meloni’s Team of Loyalists

Perhaps the Italian PM’s trust in her advisors has led to her frequent quotation from The Lord of the Rings: “Deep roots are not reached by the frost.”

The Danny Kruger Effect

The British politician’s conservative vision for Britain is far richer in its confidence than its advice.

Catering Budget for Spanish Government Flights up 66%

Catering Budget for Spanish Government Flights up 66%

Pedro Sánchez’s socialist government will have expensive delicacies and a €2 million catering budget for official flights.

December 22, 2023
The Islamization of Spain: From al-Andalus to the Migration Crisis

The Islamization of Spain: From al-Andalus to the Migration Crisis

We must refute the myth that Muslim-occupied medieval Spain was a bastion of peace and multiculturalism.

December 22, 2023
France’s Battlefront: Islamist Attacks Escalate in Schools

France’s Battlefront: Islamist Attacks Escalate in Schools

Violence and death threats against teachers refute the myth of schools as sanctuaries.

December 22, 2023
Meloni Party Wants to Save Christmas in Schools

Meloni Party Wants to Save Christmas in Schools

Left-wing politicians and others have expressed outrage over the law and declared Italy is a secular state.

December 22, 2023
Atreju 2023: Saving Europe from the “Nothing”

Atreju 2023: Saving Europe from the “Nothing”

The Italian Right and its allies want to bring its model of unity government to the European Union.

Discovering Guilt and Grace in the Flesh

Discovering Guilt and Grace in the Flesh

In Sonnez les Matines, humor most truly speaks of weighty matters.

December 21, 2023
Euros & Dollars: Swedish Economy in Stormy Waters

Euros & Dollars: Swedish Economy in Stormy Waters

Past Swedish governments have had a penchant for driving up inflation with tax hikes; will Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s government make better policy decisions?

December 21, 2023
Salvation in Goethe and Gounod

Salvation in Goethe and Gounod

Faust’s salvation, as with humanity’s, comes only in time.

December 21, 2023
Why Israel’s War Is Democracy in Action

Why Israel’s War Is Democracy in Action

Deserting Israel means abandoning our own democratic values and siding with barbarism against civilisation.

December 21, 2023
Spanish Police Arrest Over a Dozen Would-Be Jihadists

Spanish Police Arrest Over a Dozen Would-Be Jihadists

Charges include Islamic State recruitment and radicalisation, conspiracy to murder, and ‘terrorist self-training.’

December 21, 2023
Germany: Bavarian State Buildings Can Display Crosses

Germany: Bavarian State Buildings Can Display Crosses

Top court rejects claim that the cross infringes on religious freedom.

December 21, 2023
Hushed Investigation Into Tory MP an “Offence Against Natural Justice”

Hushed Investigation Into Tory MP an “Offence Against Natural Justice”

Miriam Cates, one of the Tories’ New Conservatives, is barred from discussing the allegations against her.

December 21, 2023