Month: March 2024

The Cruelty of John Steinbeck

America’s literary icons produced great stories; but their real lives were also cautionary tales.

Tales of Contemplation

In Los Contemplativos, d’Ors writes with a quiet enthusiasm for the intense sobriety of a life devoted to the fullness of each moment.

European Parliament Reprimands Yet Another MEP Over ‘Hate Speech’

European Parliament Reprimands Yet Another MEP Over ‘Hate Speech’

The crackdown on right-wing debating points comes amid predictions of populist gains in June’s elections.

A Searing Firebird from Miami City Ballet

A Searing Firebird from Miami City Ballet

With a programme of new and traditional repertoire, and superb dancing, the Miami City Ballet’s “Winter Mix” is sure to satisfy.

March 7, 2024
Abortion as a French Constitutional Right: A Christian Response

Abortion as a French Constitutional Right: A Christian Response

Let us abandon our embarrassment about giving to this epoch its proper name: the final reign of Satan.

March 7, 2024
Chancellor Offers Peanuts and Pretends It’s All Peaches

Chancellor Offers Peanuts and Pretends It’s All Peaches

Jeremy Hunt was accused of “tinkering” with the economy and “pandering” to the Left.

March 6, 2024
Liberals Are Fretting About the Trump-Orbán Meeting

Liberals Are Fretting About the Trump-Orbán Meeting

The former U.S. President and the Hungarian Prime Minister are the two symbols on either side of the Atlantic of a reemerging anti-globalist, anti-woke, conservative alliance.

March 6, 2024
Pro-Palestine Protesters Breach Dutch Parliament

Pro-Palestine Protesters Breach Dutch Parliament

Following the incident, PVV leader Geert Wilders condemned its “pure Jew-hatred, hatred towards Israel, and anti-Semitism.”

Euros & Dollars: More Experts Worry About U.S. Debt

Euros & Dollars: More Experts Worry About U.S. Debt

More and more finance experts express worry about the U.S. government’s debt. Only Congress can prevent a fiscal crisis, but time is running out—fast.

March 6, 2024
New EU Defense Strategy Treats Ukraine Like a Member State

New EU Defense Strategy Treats Ukraine Like a Member State

Ukrainian defense companies will be able to claim a share of the proposed €100 billion fund paid for EU taxpayers.

March 6, 2024
UK: Tory Betrayal of Conservatives About To Get Worse

UK: Tory Betrayal of Conservatives About To Get Worse

Far more socially liberal MPs are likely to hold their seats, a poll suggests.

March 6, 2024
Constitutionalising Abortion: A Tragic Day for France

Constitutionalising Abortion: A Tragic Day for France

While the freedom to have an abortion is now guaranteed by the Constitution, the freedom of the health care provider not to carry out an abortion is not.

March 6, 2024
“Pure Fantasy”: EU Defence Plans Criticised by Member States

“Pure Fantasy”: EU Defence Plans Criticised by Member States

Austrian MEP Harald Vilimsky says Brussels centrists want to bring neutral states under the NATO umbrella.

March 6, 2024
Trump Steamrolls Haley on Super Tuesday

Trump Steamrolls Haley on Super Tuesday

The Donald Trump who gave a victory speech on Super Tuesday night was a different Trump from the one we have gotten used to. Will his reconciliation efforts be received as genuine?

March 6, 2024