Category: COMMENTARY

Sovereignty by Slogan, Dependency by Contract

The EU cannot claim to be reducing dependency while reinforcing structural reliance on the very systems that underpin security, technology, and capital flows.

Ireland Is Playing With Holy Fire

Modern Irish history is a cautionary tale for Western nations that take the incessant attack on faith and freedoms lightly.

200 Years of a Liberal-Conservative Newspaper: <em>Le Figaro</em>, a Source of French Pride

200 Years of a Liberal-Conservative Newspaper: Le Figaro, a Source of French Pride

In the tumultuous flood of digital information, it is reassuring to know that the venerable newspaper still plays its role as a reference point.

January 19, 2026
EU Fails To Hold Pakistan Accountable Once Again

EU Fails To Hold Pakistan Accountable Once Again

The latest EU monitoring mission flagged 13 critical concerns over Pakistan’s compliance with conditions for its preferential trade status.

January 18, 2026
Romania’s Mercosur Submission: Obedience Over Democracy

Romania’s Mercosur Submission: Obedience Over Democracy

The Mercosur vote confirms a troubling pattern: Romania has become exemplary in compliance, yet persistently inadequate when it comes to defending its own national interest.

January 16, 2026
Censorship Backfires: Germany’s Assault on Press Freedom

Censorship Backfires: Germany’s Assault on Press Freedom

There is a direct link between our establishment’s struggle against social media and ‘fake news’ and the growing perception of politicians as dishonest.

January 15, 2026
The Iranians’ Freedom Fight: The Prospect of a Hamas-Free Palestine

The Iranians’ Freedom Fight: The Prospect of a Hamas-Free Palestine

A regime change in Iran would not only liberate the Persian people but would also ‘free’ Palestine by weakening Hamas, ultimately benefitting the whole region, Israel, Europe, and the United States.

January 14, 2026
Germany’s HateAid: Portrait of a ‘Trusted Flagger’

Germany’s HateAid: Portrait of a ‘Trusted Flagger’

The arbiters of acceptable online speech are not nearly as ‘independent’ as the EU would have people believe.

January 13, 2026
Diversity High Commission: Macron’s Latest Bad Idea

Diversity High Commission: Macron’s Latest Bad Idea

The French president is considering creating a public body based on racial criteria.

January 13, 2026
It’s Not Just Food: Trump Takes the Culture War to the Food Pyramid

It’s Not Just Food: Trump Takes the Culture War to the Food Pyramid

Unlike Brussels’ policies, this new pyramid also indirectly supports farming and livestock—sectors absurdly demonized for decades by far-left environmentalists.

January 12, 2026
Pope Leo, an Icon of Fashion?

Pope Leo, an Icon of Fashion?

It seems a fashion magazine can be sensitive to the Papacy’s ‘pomp and circumstance.’

January 11, 2026
Iran, a National Reconquest: What Left Media Does Not Want To Show

Iran, a National Reconquest: What Left Media Does Not Want To Show

What the Iranian people are demonstrating today is something Western leftist frameworks fundamentally struggle to interpret: a nation reclaiming itself without apology.

January 10, 2026
Flag Wars in Twee Town

Flag Wars in Twee Town

The raising of national flags in a quiet English village shows just how serious things are.

January 10, 2026
Begum Back in Business?

Begum Back in Business?

While the ECHR’s founding mission was undoubtedly well-intentioned, it has since morphed into a tool for undermining democracy.

January 9, 2026