Occasional Dialogues: Beatrix von Storch interviewed by Jan Bentz
In this episode of our ‘Occasional Dialogues’ series, Jan Bentz interviews Beatrix von Storch about the AfD, political turbulence in Germany, and conservatism in Europe.
In this episode of our ‘Occasional Dialogues’ series, Jan Bentz interviews Beatrix von Storch about the AfD, political turbulence in Germany, and conservatism in Europe.
Mykola Volkivskyi is the former advisor to the chairman of the Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament (2014-2021). A political and economic expert, and president of
I’m disappointed in the NDP [New Democracy Party] in Greece and the NDP [New Democracy Party] in Canada. They are different parties, but in both cases they’re merging into a leftist ‘uniparty.’ It’s as if we just let the parties get run by unelected technocrats who basically are telling us how to live our lives. That is not freedom.
Political friendship comes from the temporary alignment of interests between two peoples. This same principle applies to political hostility. When that is understood, it becomes clear that today’s foe may be tomorrow’s friend.
It is often claimed that these actions are completely free of violence, but this is not the case. There is verbal violence, there is simulated, theatrical violence against works of art, and that is violence too.
Both Alexander the Great and Cortés oversaw processes of vast imperial expansion. Even in his lifetime, Cortés’ stature could only really be compared with that of Julius Caesar, Hannibal, or Alexander himself.
You have to disconnect people from the idea of the heroic if you want to weaken a nation… The arts establishment doesn’t want heroes, because a hero represents something that is ‘unequal.’ Heroes represent something that has achieved greatness.
“There’s a widespread perception in Europe that the real problem is not the EU’s many failures, but the people who point them out.”—Viktor Orbán
The CDU has never been a conservative party in the classical sense, but for many decades the party understood how to integrate a conservative wing into its leadership.
In this episode of our ‘Occasional Dialogues’ series, Alvino-Mario Fantini interviews Jason Miller of GETTR about the prospects for conservative media in Europe.