Category: COMMENTARY

The Case of Katalin Cseh: the Power of Mediocrity

Katalin Cseh’s behaviour is the paradigmatic example of the mediocrity of “clickbait politicians.” Overrepresented in the EP, they seem to forget that statesmanship is much more than likes and retweets.

The New Enclosure: Rise of the Jail-Cell City

The 15-minute city limits access to what was hitherto experienced as common property, not subject to legislative abrogation. In this sense, we face a second enclosure, a violation of the commons.

MCC Brussels: A World of Conflict Awaits

“Europeans, you’ll have to change your sneakers to military boots in the coming decades,” a senior security expert said at the conference aimed to decipher the geopolitical shift of the coming decades.

January 6th: In the End, Trump Wins

The January 6th committee suppressed 41,000 hours of video footage that showed there was no insurrection. Now the truth is out, and the consequences will be formidable.

The Desecration of Dahl

Sterilising works of art and meddling with genius you couldn’t begin to replicate is like replacing Monet with Damian Hirst and then claiming what you lose in beauty, you gain in less discriminatory ink splats.

Britain Isn’t Working

Many organisations in the UK no longer function, or no longer function in the way originally intended, because they are stuck in a ‘woke’ iron grip.

Italy’s Mattei Plan

“The solution, then, is not to take Africans and move them to Europe; the solution is to liberate Africa from certain Europeans who exploit it.”

The New Challenges of European Integration

The European unification defined by the Franco-German alliance no longer offers the same ambition or attractive vision as it did when it began.

What Ever Happened to Britain’s Freedom of Speech Bill?

What Ever Happened to Britain’s Freedom of Speech Bill?

Conservatives, if they still go by that name, should not be bashful about re-asserting the university as a place of free thought and academic inquiry. If the prime minister wants to be taken seriously, he must guarantee that the bill immediately resumes its journey to the Queen’s desk.

March 4, 2022
A Value Anchor for Conservative Democracy

A Value Anchor for Conservative Democracy

The value-anchor idea is abstract in its nature, but that is necessary: the purpose here is not to develop a plug-and-play ready constitutional reform, but rather to establish a model by means of which such reforms can be developed.

March 2, 2022
Change a Surname, Lose a Legacy

Change a Surname, Lose a Legacy

The patronymic is primarily a symbol of continuity and transmission. With this new law, the idea of transmission of a symbolic heritage, that of the name, leaves the realm of designation to become the object of a choice subject to personal convenience.

March 1, 2022
Participation in Russian Firms: to Quit or Not to Quit?

Participation in Russian Firms: to Quit or Not to Quit?

Given the strategic dimension of the companies concerned, some former European leaders believe that remaining on their governing bodies indirectly supports Putin’s policies. Others are still working for Russian firms.

February 28, 2022
The West Helped Place the Noose Around Ukraine’s Neck

The West Helped Place the Noose Around Ukraine’s Neck

Russia has sensed opportunity, and will not let go easily now. The noose it has placed on Ukraine’s neck, which has been tightened as a result of Western actions, has now made it very difficult for that country to free itself. 

February 27, 2022
French Constitutional Council Nominations: Rule of Law in Question

French Constitutional Council Nominations: Rule of Law in Question

Although articles in the French press have highlighted the scandalous nature of these appointments to the Constitutional Council, there has been no reaction at the European level.

February 26, 2022
China’s African Adventure May Soon be Over

China’s African Adventure May Soon be Over

It looks like the Chinese are beginning to suffer the consequences of their own central economic planning model.

February 24, 2022
The Issue of Presidential Sponsorships: a French Curse and a Democratic Scandal

The Issue of Presidential Sponsorships: a French Curse and a Democratic Scandal

In just over a week, nominations for candidates for the French presidential election will be closed. The stakes are high. Reform of the process is indispensable, both for the present and for the future.

February 24, 2022
The Austrian Road to Totalitarianism

The Austrian Road to Totalitarianism

Confidence in politics is dropping drastically and the Austrian elite begin to resemble the naked emperor, flaunting his new clothes.

February 24, 2022
The Case for Conservative Democracy

The Case for Conservative Democracy

It is time to discuss a conservative replacement for liberal democracy.

February 22, 2022
The Elections of Castilla y León and the Future of the Spanish Right

The Elections of Castilla y León and the Future of the Spanish Right

The purpose of the center-Right in Spain is to flank the Left’s agenda, but the regional elections in Castilla y Leon have revealed that its electorate is no longer willing to go along with this.

February 22, 2022
Homer and Heroic Freedom

Homer and Heroic Freedom

Protesting to assert our rights might give us a solution Achilles didn’t have when he contested Agamemnon’s authority. But we also lack something Achilles had—heroism—and so we find ourselves powerless.

February 21, 2022