Month: August 2024

Italy Cracks Down on Migrant ‘Rescue Ships’

NGOs have contributed to the migration crisis by coordinating with traffickers who bring the migrants to sea from the shores of Northern Africa on makeshift boats.

Tolkien’s Secret

Tolkien’s tale reminds us that we ourselves are part of the Great Story.

French President Searching for a Way Out

Emmanuel Macron wants to preserve the ‘institutional stability’ he undermined by opting for dissolution straight after the European parliamentary elections.

Tolkien’s Secret

Tolkien’s Secret

Tolkien’s tale reminds us that we ourselves are part of the Great Story.

August 28, 2024
Extraordinary Voyager: Jules Verne Endures

Extraordinary Voyager: Jules Verne Endures

Verne’s success in the English-speaking world is remarkable considering the vagaries his work suffered after his death.

August 28, 2024
French President Searching for a Way Out

French President Searching for a Way Out

Emmanuel Macron wants to preserve the ‘institutional stability’ he undermined by opting for dissolution straight after the European parliamentary elections.

August 28, 2024
 “There is no place for Orwell’s ‘thought police’ in 21st century Britain”: An Interview with <strong>Isabel Vaughn-Spruce</strong>

 “There is no place for Orwell’s ‘thought police’ in 21st century Britain”: An Interview with <strong>Isabel Vaughn-Spruce</strong>

Despite facing repeated arrests, Vaughn-Spruce is determined to continue standing up for women and their unborn children.

August 28, 2024
The EU Must Stop Funding the Brutal Cuba Regime

The EU Must Stop Funding the Brutal Cuba Regime

Despite the well-known litany of human rights abuses, crimes, and intervention in Putin’s invasion, EU funding to Cuba has not stopped.

August 27, 2024
Fed, ECB To Cut Rates While Inflation Stays Up

Fed, ECB To Cut Rates While Inflation Stays Up

As the Federal Reserve readies its first rate cut since the inflation spike, it joins the ECB in facing an economic slowdown with persistent, elevated inflation rates.

August 27, 2024
Zelensky Calls for Western Air Forces To Intervene in Ukraine

Zelensky Calls for Western Air Forces To Intervene in Ukraine

“America, Britain, France, and other partners have the power to help us stop terrorism”—but if heeded these pleas from the president could escalate the conflict.

August 27, 2024
Zuckerberg ‘Regrets’ Bending to White House Pressure Over COVID

Zuckerberg ‘Regrets’ Bending to White House Pressure Over COVID

Yet the Facebook founder wants social media users to believe he “wouldn’t make” the same mistake today.

August 27, 2024
Germany: Migrants ‘Injuring Themselves To Avoid Deportation’

Germany: Migrants ‘Injuring Themselves To Avoid Deportation’

A police union chief said migrants are taking extreme measures to avoid deportation flights.

August 27, 2024
Wilders Proposal: Designate Syria as “Safe,” Then Ramp Up Deportations

Wilders Proposal: Designate Syria as “Safe,” Then Ramp Up Deportations

If adopted, the measure would let the Netherlands follow in the footsteps of others, including Sweden, Denmark, and Germany.

August 27, 2024
Spain’s Leaders Silent Amid Migrant Crisis in Ceuta

Spain’s Leaders Silent Amid Migrant Crisis in Ceuta

On Sunday alone, 1,500 people tried to enter the Spanish exclave illegally.

August 27, 2024
UK: Starmer Accused of Cronyism as Popularity Slumps

UK: Starmer Accused of Cronyism as Popularity Slumps

Labour attacks the Tories for dirty politics, but is currently in a major cronyism scandal of its own.

August 27, 2024