One would have to go back to Soviet times to find a more authoritarian polity in Russia.

PM Fico’s nationalist government makes country prime target for Brussels’ weaponisation of EU rule-of-law provision.

Sánchez is challenging a regional measure that requires minors to have mental health treatment before being put on cross-sex hormones.

The U.S. Treasury keeps selling a lot of short-term, expensive debt when long-term debt is demonstrably cheaper. Why?

Eurocrats promise speedy accession while simultaneously trying to avoid the issue.

The Conservative Party is riddled with speculation about new leadership, but none of the possible candidates would bring any meaningful change.

When the police devote their energy to explaining the nuance of words like ‘jihad’ and ‘intifada,’ something’s got to give.

Rumours are circulating in Dublin about the liberal leader leaving national politics under ambiguous circumstances.

Conservatives can breathe a sigh of relief as Tusk stutters on education and abortion law reform.

Parliament uses the ‘rule of law’ to punish nonconformity.

Students were forbidden from drinking water in class because three of the 27 children were fasting.

Historic examples of the royal veto against legalizing abortion provide some hope for the future.