Month: April 2024

New Swedish EU List: A Foray Into Pop-Tart Politics

There is nothing about this new “electoral cooperation list” for the EU election that can be taken seriously. But it might influence the outcome of the election—in ways that its founders did not intend to.

Tales of Hoffmann Enchants Palm Beach

Palm Beach’s outgoing director, David Walker, will be sorely missed, but his legacy will live on, capped by this outstanding production of Hoffman set in the roaring ’20s.

Online Threats Against French Schools Prompt Shutdown of Digital Network

Online Threats Against French Schools Prompt Shutdown of Digital Network

Video of beheading was sent through messaging system used by students.

We Do Not Need a New, Very Different St. Benedict, Part I

We Do Not Need a New, Very Different St. Benedict, Part I

The survival of the Christian West will require a revival of monasticism.

April 4, 2024
UK Spending Tens of Millions on Woke Research

UK Spending Tens of Millions on Woke Research

One paper on “the Europe that gay porn built” was awarded nearly a million euros.

April 3, 2024
Italian PM Meloni Facing Fallout of Pfizergate Investigation

Italian PM Meloni Facing Fallout of Pfizergate Investigation

Coalition partner Lega calls out premier for being too soft on Commission president for role in scandal

April 3, 2024
Ukraine Lowers Conscription Age in Preparation for Russian Advance

Ukraine Lowers Conscription Age in Preparation for Russian Advance

Mobilisation is an increasingly contentious issue in the country exhausted by two years of fighting.

April 3, 2024
Euros & Dollars: How to Fix America’s Debt Problem, Part I

Euros & Dollars: How to Fix America’s Debt Problem, Part I

There is only one way that Congress can permanently end its budget deficits. Here is how to get the job done.

April 3, 2024
Spanish PM Now Only Gives Press Conferences Abroad—if at All

Spanish PM Now Only Gives Press Conferences Abroad—if at All

Pedro Sánchez has not held a press conference on Spanish soil since the end of 2023.

April 3, 2024
UK Labour Lord’s Call for ID Cards Would Normalise ‘Show Me Your Papers’ in British Society

UK Labour Lord’s Call for ID Cards Would Normalise ‘Show Me Your Papers’ in British Society

Identity documents intended to ‘help stop illegal crossings’ would be a measure senior party figures have previously branded as “dystopian.”

April 3, 2024
Radical Climate Group Gets Green Light To Stand in EU Elections

Radical Climate Group Gets Green Light To Stand in EU Elections

‘Last Generation’ plans a campaign marked by “disruptive actions,” the group says.

Germany: Hesse Becomes Second State To Ban Gender Neutral Language

Germany: Hesse Becomes Second State To Ban Gender Neutral Language

Green Party suggests CDU Minister-President aiming to outlaw ‘diversity’

April 3, 2024
Georgia Anti-Woke Laws Fuel Hopes for a Future Conservative Bloc in the EU

Georgia Anti-Woke Laws Fuel Hopes for a Future Conservative Bloc in the EU

Brussels faces the paradox of accession and enlargement importing potentially rebellious conservative member states from the east.

April 3, 2024
Growing Dependency on Foreign Drones Likely As Infighting Stalls EU Development

Growing Dependency on Foreign Drones Likely As Infighting Stalls EU Development

Brussels relies on Israeli hardware— despite its routine criticisms reserved exclusively for Israel.

April 3, 2024