Month: March 2025

City of (B)light

Kuper’s way of commending Paris in its current direction ultimately reflects the naiveties and delusions of those who set it on this trajectory in the first place. There is a belief that urban planning projects can serve as a way to tame and pacify the city’s riot-ready ethnic youth. It takes a certain level of insular Parisian elitism to believe that radicalized hoodlums, whether into vandalism or Islamism, will be assuaged by city libraries, greenery, and sporting grounds.

Imre Dózsa (1941-2024), Hungarian Ballet Master

Bidding farewell to the doyen of Hungarian ballet in the Balaton fog seemed fitting: as if the poignant goodbye had been held on the final set of a grand stage, and he played some kind of mystical figure.

“All We Want Is Transparency”: Patriots Challenge the EU’s NGO Network

“All We Want Is Transparency”: Patriots Challenge the EU’s NGO Network

The conservative group requested the release of up to 10,000 NGO contracts and is preparing to sue the European Commission if it refuses to disclose them.

March 27, 2025
Chahinez Murder: Unveiling Islamic Beliefs Behind French ‘Femicide’ Facade

Chahinez Murder: Unveiling Islamic Beliefs Behind French ‘Femicide’ Facade

A man steeped in a barbaric culture that has turned contempt for women into a system—not ‘the Patriarchy’—caused yet another woman’s torment and death.

March 27, 2025
Europe Vows To Stand Up to “Fatal” U.S. Car Tariffs

Europe Vows To Stand Up to “Fatal” U.S. Car Tariffs

Trump has warned that if Brussels retaliates, “far larger” measures will be unleashed.

March 27, 2025
How Far Will Germany Go To Keep the Firewall Against Populists?

How Far Will Germany Go To Keep the Firewall Against Populists?

The establishment seems to have reached a point where maintaining the facade of democratic responsiveness is no longer even deemed necessary.

March 27, 2025
Protests Intensify as Turkish Police Crack Down on Demonstrators

Protests Intensify as Turkish Police Crack Down on Demonstrators

The Turkish government insists that the main opposition leader’s arrest was based on criminal reports.

March 27, 2025
Sánchez Calls for EU Army “Under a Single Flag”

Sánchez Calls for EU Army “Under a Single Flag”

While Brussels flounders on sending troops to Ukraine, it fantasises about setting up a fullscale EU army.

March 27, 2025
Denmark Moves to Women’s Mandatory Military Service Sooner Than Expected

Denmark Moves to Women’s Mandatory Military Service Sooner Than Expected

The accelerated policy shift is an important step toward “full gender equality,” according to defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

March 26, 2025
Right-Wing Dutch Coalition on the Brink as Ukraine Aid Splits Government

Right-Wing Dutch Coalition on the Brink as Ukraine Aid Splits Government

A surprise alliance with a Green Deal architect could see the Dutch Left seize power without new elections.

March 26, 2025
Gazans Hold Their Biggest Protest Against Hamas Yet

Gazans Hold Their Biggest Protest Against Hamas Yet

Bravely taking to the streets without covering their faces, hundreds—if not thousands—of Palestinians called time on Hamas.

March 26, 2025
The ‘Signal Scandal’: Trump’s Cabinet Drops Truth Bombs on Europe

The ‘Signal Scandal’: Trump’s Cabinet Drops Truth Bombs on Europe

Rather than blame the messenger, Europe’s leadership class should have a sober discussion about what they should do to address their real problems.

March 26, 2025
Europe: Preparing for an Apocalypse of Its Own Making

Europe: Preparing for an Apocalypse of Its Own Making

After years of bad planning, new EU civil defense documents propose ways for citizens to survive 72 hours in an emergency.

March 26, 2025
UK University Fined £585K for Failing To Protect Free Speech

UK University Fined £585K for Failing To Protect Free Speech

The University of Sussex accused the regulator of supporting “free speech absolutism”—as if this were a bad thing.

March 26, 2025