Month: December 2024

The Worthwhile Mess of Living

Tim Carney’s new book, Family Unfriendly, examines various factors at play in the West’s demographic crisis.

The Dilemma That Conservatives Ignore

If conservatives ever wish to be relevant and make any lasting difference in the real world, they need to understand the welfare state.

From Festive Cheer to Hamas Gear: Scandal at German Christmas Market

From Festive Cheer to Hamas Gear: Scandal at German Christmas Market

Darmstadt “Anti-Colonial Peace Christmas Market” descends into antisemitic bazaar.

December 20, 2024
EU Shifts Tone on Ukraine From “Winning the War” to “Preventing Russia’s Victory”

EU Shifts Tone on Ukraine From “Winning the War” to “Preventing Russia’s Victory”

European Council moves the goalposts to more realistic expectations while Zelensky asks for one more year of support.

December 20, 2024
Hungary Grants Political Asylum to Polish Opposition MP

Hungary Grants Political Asylum to Polish Opposition MP

“It is evident that the judicial independence and rights of opposition figures in Poland are under threat,” a Hungarian official said.

December 20, 2024
Vlaams Belang Investigated for Filming Far-Left Attack on Its Own HQ

Vlaams Belang Investigated for Filming Far-Left Attack on Its Own HQ

Authorities are pursuing the right-wing party while staying strangely quiet on the vandals.

December 20, 2024
Catalonia Kicks Spanish Police Out of Region’s Airports

Catalonia Kicks Spanish Police Out of Region’s Airports

If the controversial move goes ahead, Spain’s national authorities would lose control over the country’s external borders in the region.

December 20, 2024
Mayotte Disaster: Residents Demand Macron’s Resignation

Mayotte Disaster: Residents Demand Macron’s Resignation

“I’m not the cyclone! I’m not responsible,” the president responded.

December 20, 2024
Are Net Zero’s Days Numbered?

Are Net Zero’s Days Numbered?

Farage now has the firepower of the Heartland Institute—a climate realist U.S. think-tank with offices in Britain—squarely behind him.

December 20, 2024
Governments Must Improve Anti-Terror Vetting of Humanitarian Aid

Governments Must Improve Anti-Terror Vetting of Humanitarian Aid

Few people realize that humanitarian aid is often misappropriated by terrorist organizations.

December 20, 2024
Erdogan’s Hour of Triumph

Erdogan’s Hour of Triumph

With Syria out of the geopolitical chessboard, Turkey is now at its strongest in centuries.

December 19, 2024
Romania’s Political Crisis Deepens As Socialists Leave Coalition Talks

Romania’s Political Crisis Deepens As Socialists Leave Coalition Talks

A minority government would be unstable, vulnerable to being toppled, and blamed for the economic reforms needed to fix the PSD’s failures—exactly what the socialists want.

December 19, 2024
Brussels Pushes Member States To Create More Toll Roads

Brussels Pushes Member States To Create More Toll Roads

The EU Commission is after Spain and eight more countries for not charging drivers for using highways based on vehicle type, number of passengers, and distance driven.

December 19, 2024
Mazan Case Verdict: Rapist Husband Sentenced to Maximum Penalty

Mazan Case Verdict: Rapist Husband Sentenced to Maximum Penalty

Feminist associations saw the trial as an opportunity to bring ‘patriarchy’ and ‘toxic masculinity’ to justice.

December 19, 2024