Category: COMMENTARY

It’s Time To Speak Up for Free Speech

Let’s take Finnish MP Räsänen’s words to heart: “Now it is time to speak. Because the more we are silent, the narrower the space for freedom of speech and religion grows.”

Giorgia Meloni: The Leader of the European Right?

It appears Meloni is hoping to take advantage of the leadership vacuum created after the end of the Merkel era to create a new center-right alliance that can lead the Right to a large majority in the 2024 European elections.

Where Have the Intellectuals Gone?

Fully one year on, intellectuals are yet to make a decisive appearance to alter the course of the conflict.

On the Edge of Civilization

Cities that allow the most destructive of human behavior to take over the public space are cities where civilized life as we know it is being marginalized and forced to give way to social fragmentation. Dignity yields to savagery.

Thoughtcrime Britain

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce must have presented quite a challenge for the officers: a lone, middle-aged Catholic woman, armed with a double-barrelled surname, silently thinking forbidden thoughts.

Sovereignists or Putinists? How the Ukrainian Crisis is Affecting the French Presidential Candidates

Sovereignists or Putinists? How the Ukrainian Crisis is Affecting the French Presidential Candidates

Today in France, taking a sovereignist line is unfortunately understood as Putinolatry, and it is extremely difficult to hear a balanced point of view on what the positioning of a strong France in the international game should be.

March 6, 2022
Orbán or Not Orbán? This is What Hungarians Will Decide in April

Orbán or Not Orbán? This is What Hungarians Will Decide in April

The Hungarian elections, which will be closely watched by the international public, will be held in the spring of 2022. The situation—just before the start of the official campaign period—at a glance.

March 5, 2022
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