Month: February 2024

The Polish School System Is Being Moved to the Left

The reform program of Poland’s new education minister is painfully familiar to Western Europeans. The aim is unmistakable: It is about a left-wing reshaping of the youth in order to make any possibility of conservative parties returning to power impossible.

Google Scrambles to Fix Woke AI Picture Bot

Google Scrambles to Fix Woke AI Picture Bot

Critics joked that it’s “embarrassingly hard” to get new AI technology to “acknowledge that white people exist.”

February 23, 2024
Dutch MEP Calls for EU Parliament Spy Agency

Dutch MEP Calls for EU Parliament Spy Agency

Populists are understandably concerned such an organisation could be politicised to spy against them.

February 23, 2024
Germany: Interior Minister Looks to Ban Private Gatherings of ‘Right-Wing Extremists’

Germany: Interior Minister Looks to Ban Private Gatherings of ‘Right-Wing Extremists’

Nancy Faeser’s government colleagues say her plans are more dangerous to the constitutional order than the ‘right-wing extremists’ she claims to be fighting.

February 23, 2024
Spain Back Among EU’s Poor Countries

Spain Back Among EU’s Poor Countries

The economic situation and purchasing power of Spaniards has so degenerated in the last five years that the country qualifies for cohesion funds.

February 23, 2024
Portugal and the Rise of the Populist Right

Portugal and the Rise of the Populist Right

After fifty years of ‘restoring democracy’ in Portugal, the people are turning against globalisation.

February 23, 2024
Irish Referenda to Remove Women and Redefine the Family

Irish Referenda to Remove Women and Redefine the Family

Leftists are using obscure language and progressive slogans to launch yet another attack on the Irish family.

February 22, 2024
Euros & Dollars: The European Left Is Economically Illiterate

Euros & Dollars: The European Left Is Economically Illiterate

The EU is in for a fiscal framework showdown between reformists and abolitionists. Who wins? Europe’s economic future hangs in the balance.

February 22, 2024
UK Parliament in Total Chaos Over Gaza Ceasefire Debate

UK Parliament in Total Chaos Over Gaza Ceasefire Debate

The debacle also highlights the threat of violent Islamism in British politics.

February 22, 2024
Ursula Puts Ukraine on Ice: Commission Chief Delays EU Accession Talks

Ursula Puts Ukraine on Ice: Commission Chief Delays EU Accession Talks

Campaigning for reelection—and dogged by farmer protests against cheap Ukrainian imports—von der Leyen has abruptly mothballed the Ukraine question.

February 22, 2024
Communists Top the Polls in Brussels, Backed by Muslim Vote

Communists Top the Polls in Brussels, Backed by Muslim Vote

Antisemitism has surged in the EU capital in response to Israel’s war against the Islamist terrorists of Hamas

February 22, 2024
Outgoing Dutch PM Close To Winning NATO Chief Bid

Outgoing Dutch PM Close To Winning NATO Chief Bid

A majority of NATO member states are apparently ready to support Mark Rutte, the man whose policies were overwhelmingly rejected by his own nation during the last election.

February 22, 2024
Israeli-German ‘Joint Perspectives’ on Antisemitism

Israeli-German ‘Joint Perspectives’ on Antisemitism

Conference participants showed solidarity in addressing antisemitism—the sort normalized by the chants of the protestors outside the venue.

February 22, 2024