Rafael Pinto Borges is the founder and chairman of Nova Portugalidade, a Lisbon-based, conservative and patriotically-minded think tank. A political scientist and a historian, he has written on numerous national and international publications. You may find him on X as @rpintoborges.
Ventura Makes History: In Portugal’s Presidential Election, Authenticity Was the Winner 

Ventura Makes History: In Portugal’s Presidential Election, Authenticity Was the Winner 

Today, like never before in Portugal, there is a broad consensus for a national reform implemented from the Right.

January 19, 2026
In Portugal’s Election, Ventura Owns the Present

In Portugal’s Election, Ventura Owns the Present

In 2026, identity and sovereignty are what actually matter. There’s only one candidate saying those words in Portugal—and that’s Ventura.

January 16, 2026
Why Are European Monarchs Turning Their Backs On Christianity?

Why Are European Monarchs Turning Their Backs On Christianity?

Monarchy has always been all about religion: when one strips it of this specific charisma and vertical dimension, little that is worthwhile remains.

January 3, 2026
The Portuguese Left’s Attempts To Cancel Christmas Show Wokery Is Still Far from Dead

The Portuguese Left’s Attempts To Cancel Christmas Show Wokery Is Still Far from Dead

When schools remove Christmas symbols, they are not making space for diversity; they are signalling that the majority’s culture is unworthy of being observed or continued.

December 28, 2025
“I am the professor your other professors warned you about!”—Historian <strong>Rachel Fulton Brown</strong>

“I am the professor your other professors warned you about!”—Historian <strong>Rachel Fulton Brown</strong>

In this wide-ranging interview, Rachel Fulton Brown discusses topics such as the Virgin Mary and medieval Europe, Tolkien, fencing, and Milo.

December 26, 2025
Broken and Defeated, Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is a Sinking Ship

Broken and Defeated, Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is a Sinking Ship

This is a Commission that confuses moralistic fervour and emotional manipulation with legal authority and slogan-infested political theatre with actual power.

December 21, 2025
Kast’s Victory Signifies Chile’s Refusal To Become Another Venezuela

Kast’s Victory Signifies Chile’s Refusal To Become Another Venezuela

What Kast’s election means is that Chileans understand that destroying the foundations of prosperity is not how one corrects its imperfections.

December 16, 2025
De Wever Puts Belgium First Against EU Lawlessness

De Wever Puts Belgium First Against EU Lawlessness

With neither Brussels nor any EU member state at war with Russia, the illegality of the EU Commission’s planned action is not really under dispute.

December 15, 2025
There’s Something Big Happening on the Brazilian Right

There’s Something Big Happening on the Brazilian Right

We’re witnessing the birth of an intelligent, thoughtful, constructive Right that doesn’t just want to replace the Establishment. It wants to govern and actually do things.

December 13, 2025
One Year After the Fall of Damascus, It Is Time for Syrians in Europe To Go Home

One Year After the Fall of Damascus, It Is Time for Syrians in Europe To Go Home

Those Syrians who are fond of Islamist rule can and should be able to enjoy their preferred model of political organisation—in their own homeland.

December 9, 2025
How a Wounded Tusk Is Rehabilitating Communism

How a Wounded Tusk Is Rehabilitating Communism

The language has changed, the uniforms have changed, but the underlying assumption—that sovereignty is a problem to be managed, not a right to be exercised—remains the same.

December 4, 2025
“Lebanon, as a Mediterranean and pluralistic country, has already ceased to exist”—President of the Maronite Union <strong>Amine Iskandar</strong>

“Lebanon, as a Mediterranean and pluralistic country, has already ceased to exist”—President of the Maronite Union <strong>Amine Iskandar</strong>

“The 1989 Taif agreement naturalized half a million Muslim Arabs who do not share the slightest common cultural characteristics with Lebanon.”

December 2, 2025