Month: June 2024

How To Shape Culture

Culture is vital precisely because it sets the terms for everything else.

From Vaccine Skeptic to Presidential Candidate

A brave opponent of vaccine mandates who has the potential to appeal to both libertarians and far-left voters, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a candidate to take seriously.

Attending a Latin Mass at the London Oratory

Attending a Latin Mass at the London Oratory

The liturgy is a sacred and intense ritual in which everyone is focused on the priestly offering to God unfolding before the congregation.

EU Elections: The Final Countdown

EU Elections: The Final Countdown

TEC TV’s Inside Brussels host Zsófia Tóth-Bíró sits down with Mick Hume and Scarlett Karoleva to look at the stakes in the European elections, the importance of voting, and what exit polls in early voting countries tell us.

June 8, 2024
The Tortured Poets of Aristophanes

The Tortured Poets of Aristophanes

The three poets in Gerytades, like many politicians, find themselves on the cusp of success—but their decisions damn them, so they must trundle back home, thinking of ways to spin their failure into victory.

The Demographic Trilemma: Europe Has To Choose a Future

The Demographic Trilemma: Europe Has To Choose a Future

For Europeans, the question becomes: are willing to have larger families—or take an economic hit?

Occasional Dialogues: Alvino-Mario Fantini interviews <strong>Václav Klaus</strong>

Occasional Dialogues: Alvino-Mario Fantini interviews <strong>Václav Klaus</strong>

Our editor-in-chief recently sat down with Václav Klaus to discuss the state of Europe today, whether EU institutions can (or should) be reformed, and why it’s harder today to share heterodox views than it was during communism.

June 8, 2024
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen attacked on Copenhagen Street

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen attacked on Copenhagen Street

The attack comes just days before Danes head to the polls to vote in the EU elections

June 8, 2024
South Africa’s Political Future

South Africa’s Political Future

For the first time since 1994, South Africa’s ANC does not have an absolute majority. What comes next will be an important test for the RSA.

‘NatCon 2.0’: City of Essen Cancels Venue Contract for AfD Party Conference

‘NatCon 2.0’: City of Essen Cancels Venue Contract for AfD Party Conference

Mayor says AfD is “not welcome” and that he wants to be “at the forefront” of Antifa protests against the party.

June 7, 2024
Elections: The End of Belgium?

Elections: The End of Belgium?

Vlaams Belang, now topping the polls among Dutch-speaking voters by a large margin, has set Flemish independence on the agenda.

VOX: Establishment Parties Vote Same Way 90% of the Time in Brussels

VOX: Establishment Parties Vote Same Way 90% of the Time in Brussels

In a fiery debate before the EU elections, Buxadé accused Spain’s governing socialists of being allied with Hamas and Iran.

June 7, 2024
EU Elections: Populist Surge Expected in Czech Republic

EU Elections: Populist Surge Expected in Czech Republic

A combination of ruling parties veering right, buoyant nationalists, and a wildcard former PM embracing populism is changing politics in Prague.

June 7, 2024
Euros & Dollars: The Rate Cut Europe Did Not Need

Euros & Dollars: The Rate Cut Europe Did Not Need

There are signs that the policymakers at the ECB realize that this rate cut was not a very good idea. 

June 7, 2024