The French president desired to be Jupiter; instead, he became Icarus.
Under her watch, Brussels ceased to be a boring, technocratic steward of the common market and has become a missionary empire—zealous, punitive, and utterly disconnected from reality.
To Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia, the buzzwords of ‘European unity’ ring thin if they risk leading the continent further into a war whose front is so close to themselves.
Today, Italy has an air of stability and France an odor of drift.
“The dream of a pluralistic society where our identity can thrive feels increasingly unattainable under the shadow of Islamist governance.”
The continent’s leaders call for defining the conflict in terms of morality. But wars are not morality plays. Wars are struggles of power and interest.
Should civil dialogue become impossible, the road to civil conflict will be wide open.
“Once Chat Control is implemented, it will mean that there is a legal process to mandate that all information be made available to authorities at all times.”
Europe’s best move would be to stop resisting Trump, admit it can’t shoulder Ukraine alone, and push for a bitter but necessary negotiated peace over endless war.
It isn’t just about abortion, it is about the people’s right to express their opposition to it.
PM Luis Montenegro faces a choice: Forge a robust right-wing government with Chega or cling to the cordon sanitaire and overrule the people’s wishes.
