Category: Analysis

Colleges Resisting the Trans Hegemony

If in need of encouragement about the prospects for children in the West, familiarize yourself with these schools and, if possible, find ways to support them.

The End of the Rising Interest Rates

With two months left in 2023, the Federal Reserve and the ECB have struck a note of confidence with debt-market investors. This gives Europe hope as they slide into a recession, but will it help America avoid a fiscal crisis?

Credit Crunch Spells Bad News for Europe

Europe’s banks are in credit-crunch mode. The ECB’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged is meant to help, but it also raises the white flag on inflation.

The Strange Death of the German Left

More than three decades after the end of the communist GDR, the successor to the former state party is being ripped apart by internal divisions.

Inflation Comeback: A Challenge for the ECB

Europe will be facing a recession. The question is whether or not rising unemployment will come with higher or lower inflation rates—and monetary conservatism or monetary expansion.

Conservative Policy: Retirement Reform

Conservative Policy: Retirement Reform

Conservatism is built on strong theory, but we need more conservative policy practice. It is difficult, but it can be done. Retirement reform is a good example.

February 27, 2023
The Strange War — A Military Analysis of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

The Strange War — A Military Analysis of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Russian attack on Ukraine, which started a year ago, turned our world upside down. This is a summary of the war, and the lessons to be learned from it.

February 24, 2023
Good Economic News From America

Good Economic News From America

In three simple steps, Europe’s lawmakers can save the continent from stagflation and economic misery.

February 19, 2023
Bypassing Political Bias in AI: The Rise (and Fall?) of DAN

Bypassing Political Bias in AI: The Rise (and Fall?) of DAN

There must be a golden path between politics hijacking the freedom of information and rogue programs running amok on the internet. The outcome of this watershed moment in humanity’s history depends on our ability to find it.

February 14, 2023
Learn To Love the High Interest Rates

Learn To Love the High Interest Rates

Either we live with high-interest rates today, or we put our very prosperity in stagflation-driven jeopardy.

February 14, 2023
How An Inverted Yield Curve Is Good News

How An Inverted Yield Curve Is Good News

When you get less money on long-term investments than on short-term ones, it is good news for the economy.

February 4, 2023
Swiss Lawmakers Rethink Neutrality To Supply Arms to Ukraine

Swiss Lawmakers Rethink Neutrality To Supply Arms to Ukraine

Circumventing neutrality embedded in the Swiss Constitution is a tough challenge for lawmakers in Bern, as Ukraine calls for immediate change in legislation.

February 3, 2023
French Army at a Turning Point

French Army at a Turning Point

The French president proposes a change in France’s military paradigm, in preparation for long-lasting attacks requiring a greater availability of equipment and larger stocks of ammunition.

January 31, 2023
Greater Trade With Southeast Asia as an Alternative to Russia and China

Greater Trade With Southeast Asia as an Alternative to Russia and China

The West should attempt to compensate for any trade destruction, justified on the basis of geo-security, by opening up trade with parts of the world that are broadly friendly with the West. Southeast Asia is most certainly such a region.

January 31, 2023
Reversing Hungary’s High Inflation

Reversing Hungary’s High Inflation

Hungary is one of Europe’s major economic success stories. Bringing the current inflation episode to an end would only reinforce the country’s position as a role model for the rest of Europe.

January 27, 2023
A Lawmaker’s Guide to the Next Fiscal Crisis

A Lawmaker’s Guide to the Next Fiscal Crisis

Every government with debt on hand, and especially those with debt levels that are already unsustainable, must get to work on a contingency plan for the coming recession.

January 20, 2023
How Globalism Digests Nations: Deindustrialization and the International Division of Labour

How Globalism Digests Nations: Deindustrialization and the International Division of Labour

Globalism requires that societies accept their place in a global division of labour, and the principal political agent facilitating this is the anti-worker, pro-woke Left, with a complicit centre-Right as rearguard.

January 18, 2023