Month: August 2026

Maison de Colette à Cagne by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1912), Museo Soumaya, Mexico City (image cropped)

Ethnic Memory: Why Societies Should Be Monoethnic

Multiculturalists who dismiss concerns about Islamic or African immigration by comparing them with past hostility to Irish, Italian, or Slavic immigrants overlook the vast differences in ethnic memory and cultural distance that can make integration more difficult.

Mélenchon: An Unexpected Comeback

Jean-Luc Mélenchon is gaining ground as France’s 2027 presidential race takes shape, exploiting a divided Left and sluggish centrist campaigns. Still deeply unpopular, the chameleon-like Insoumis leader may yet prove far more dangerous than his current ceiling suggests.

The Illusion of a Left Without Woke

Susan Neiman is right to challenge the excesses of identity politics—but wrong to treat them as an alien intrusion. The ideas behind today’s politics of identity grew from within the Left itself, raising a deeper question about whether it can escape the intellectual path that led it here.

Migrant-Linked Shootings Put Brussels on Course for Grim Record

Migrant-Linked Shootings Put Brussels on Course for Grim Record

The Belgian capital has recorded 57 shootings in the first seven months of 2026.

August 24, 2026
Western Allies Return to Kyiv With More Promises

Western Allies Return to Kyiv With More Promises

Ukraine is seeking at least 300 interceptors before winter as its allies once again d

August 24, 2026
Mélenchon: An Unexpected Comeback

Mélenchon: An Unexpected Comeback

Jean-Luc Mélenchon is gaining ground as France’s 2027 presidential race takes shape, exploiting a divided Left and sluggish centrist campaigns. Still deeply unpopular, the chameleon-like Insoumis leader may yet prove far more dangerous than his current ceiling suggests.

August 24, 2026
India Puts Its First Private Rocket Into Orbit As Europe Still Waits for Its Own

India Puts Its First Private Rocket Into Orbit As Europe Still Waits for Its Own

Vikram-1’s success confirms India’s entry into the private launch market just as Europe fears it may be unable to meet projected demand by the end of the decade.

August 24, 2026
The Illusion of a Left Without Woke

The Illusion of a Left Without Woke

Susan Neiman is right to challenge the excesses of identity politics—but wrong to treat them as an alien intrusion. The ideas behind today’s politics of identity grew from within the Left itself, raising a deeper question about whether it can escape the intellectual path that led it here.

SAIC Factory in Spain Demonstrates von der Leyen’s Industrial Contradiction

SAIC Factory in Spain Demonstrates von der Leyen’s Industrial Contradiction

Brussels promises to reduce dependencies while Chinese companies gain ground in sectors that are essential to the European economy.

August 20, 2026
Poland Shows How Religion Can Be Removed from Public Life Without Being Banned

Poland Shows How Religion Can Be Removed from Public Life Without Being Banned

Administrative secularisation is quiet by design. Its instruments are technical; its consequences are not.

August 20, 2026
German Hospitals Treat Rising Number of Victims of Knife Attacks

German Hospitals Treat Rising Number of Victims of Knife Attacks

Mass immigration-linked violent crime has led to a rise in the number of seriously injured patients.

August 20, 2026
Ceuta: Police Dismantles Migrant Camp After Twenty Days of Chaos

Ceuta: Police Dismantles Migrant Camp After Twenty Days of Chaos

National Police have begun clearing more than 4,000 migrants as reports of contagious diseases and sexual assault mount, while the Government prepares to transfer 500 minors to mainland Spain.

August 20, 2026
Chinese Factory Next To Spanish Naval Hub: A New Security Front for NATO?

Chinese Factory Next To Spanish Naval Hub: A New Security Front for NATO?

The risk posed by the SAIC facility is not only industrial: it also concerns control over data, logistics and maritime intelligence.

August 19, 2026
Vienna Calls in Police Reinforcements as Migrant Youth Crime Escalates

Vienna Calls in Police Reinforcements as Migrant Youth Crime Escalates

Police from six Austrian states are being brought into the capital to reinforce night-time patrols and tackle youth crime in areas including Favoriten.

August 19, 2026
Wartime Elections Demanded in Ukraine

Wartime Elections Demanded in Ukraine

Sacked defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov is calling for the democratic process to be restored as Kyiv weighs elections in the context of either continuing or ending the war.

August 19, 2026