Category: Analysis

EU Debt Crisis: Germany Leads the Way

EU Debt Crisis: Germany Leads the Way

The German government again suspends its debt brake. So far, their country has been saved by its formidable export machine. Those days are gone.

November 29, 2023
Cleaning Up European Energy

Cleaning Up European Energy

Strategic and economic realities are forcing Europe to moderate its energy policy experiment.

“People Have Been Abandoned”: The Town That Epitomises Germany’s Migrant Failure

“People Have Been Abandoned”: The Town That Epitomises Germany’s Migrant Failure

A Thuringian town, like many in Germany, grapples with a massive influx of migrants. Locals talked to us about their fears.

November 24, 2023
National Conservatism and the Welfare State, Part II

National Conservatism and the Welfare State, Part II

Putting conservatism to work is a decades-long project. It requires patience and intellectual courage. We national conservatives have what it takes.

November 23, 2023
“We Are Being Governed by Idiots”: Why Germany is Turning Right

“We Are Being Governed by Idiots”: Why Germany is Turning Right

What’s behind the rise of the right-wing/populist AfD? We went to Eastern Germany to find out.

November 23, 2023
Geert Wilders, Bogeyman to the Left, Now in Driver’s Seat

Geert Wilders, Bogeyman to the Left, Now in Driver’s Seat

The Dutch populist Right’s historic victory shows just how disconnected the liberal establishment was from the people, although the road to a right-wing coalition government might be a rocky one.

National Conservatism and the Welfare State, Part I

National Conservatism and the Welfare State, Part I

Freedom conservatives continue to attack us national conservatives. The latest example is U.S. economist Steve Moore, who ignores the poor and doesn’t like pro-family tax policy.

November 22, 2023
Crépol’s Tragedy: Village Brawl or Ethnic War?

Crépol’s Tragedy: Village Brawl or Ethnic War?

What is called a mere “brawl” is in reality an attack with racist motives.

November 22, 2023
Who To Watch in the Knife-Edge Dutch Elections

Who To Watch in the Knife-Edge Dutch Elections

With Mark Rutte quitting after 13 years as PM, and the rise of new parties, the question on everyone’s lips is what the Netherlands will look like after November 22nd.

November 20, 2023
Macron’s Dangerous Game on Israel

Macron’s Dangerous Game on Israel

The French president quickly had to call his Israeli counterpart, President Herzog, in an attempt to put out the diplomatic fire he had started.

November 17, 2023
Fiscal Authoritarianism

Fiscal Authoritarianism

When government centralizes control over social benefits, it can easily cross the line from democracy to authoritarianism. These three examples, from Russia, Europe, and America, have too much in common for our own comfort.

November 16, 2023
MEPs: Brussels Is Blind to Spain’s Socialist Power Grab

MEPs: Brussels Is Blind to Spain’s Socialist Power Grab

VOX and the Partido Popular were enemies a few months ago; now they realize only a united Right can save the integrity of their country.

November 16, 2023