Rafael Pinto Borges | The European Conservative

The European Union’s Air Conditioning Caste System

Rafael Pinto Borges July 1, 2026

If not for the piles of regulation produced by the Berlaymont, air conditioning would likely be far easier and cheaper to obtain by hundreds of millions of Europeans.

The Battle of the Valley Continues

Rafael Pinto Borges June 20, 2026

Pedro Sánchez is summoning the long-silent ghosts of the past in an attempt to publicly humiliate the victors of the civil war. In so doing, he has likely opened Pandora’s box—even if he has not yet realised it.

When Will the Woke Crowd Leave the Elgin Marbles Alone?

Rafael Pinto Borges June 8, 2026

The Elgin Marbles debate is about far more than the marbles themselves. It is about the ludicrous concept that art and culture should be tribalised.

100 years of Portugal’s National Revolution

Rafael Pinto Borges May 28, 2026

One hundred years ago, a crumbling nation took hold of its destiny, restored trust in politics, and called on the Right and the patriotic Left to join hands in a grand project of national salvation.

Europe’s Order of the Golden Farce

Rafael Pinto Borges May 19, 2026

Europe’s elites have turned a powerhouse into a punchline, then give themselves medals for the collapse.

Trojan horse: The Shape-Shifting Politics of Péter Magyar

Rafael Pinto Borges May 15, 2026

The Tisza leader campaigned as ‘Orbán 2.0,’ but days into office, he launched a Tusk-style parliamentary coup, purging conservatives, shutting down state media, and surrendering to Brussels on migration and foreign policy.

New Portuguese Citizenship Law Is a Start—Remigration Must Follow

Rafael Pinto Borges May 12, 2026

Portugal has been denationalised, deconstructed as a national community, and converted into a confusing, shifting ethnic puzzle. This is no longer a recipe for disaster—it is an existing one.

Leo XIV Recognises Another 49 Catholic Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War

Rafael Pinto Borges May 3, 2026

The timing of the new recognitions suggests Leo is paying attention to what is happening in Spain—and signalling that neither the anti-Catholic abuses of the past nor those of the present will be ignored.

Salazar’s Legacy: Patriot Moderniser or Obscurantist Dictator?—Historian Tom Gallagher

Rafael Pinto Borges April 25, 2026

“António Salazar was distrustful of the terms ‘right’ and ‘left’ and took his stand around a position of steady but unspectacular nationalism.”

Germany’s Authoritarian Liberals Have Gone Berserk

Rafael Pinto Borges April 14, 2026

Perfectly legal acts of political opposition to the establishment can lead an individual to suffer real, painful measures of state coercion.

Tag: Rafael Pinto Borges

The European Union’s Air Conditioning Caste System

The Battle of the Valley Continues

When Will the Woke Crowd Leave the Elgin Marbles Alone?

100 years of Portugal’s National Revolution

Europe’s Order of the Golden Farce

Trojan horse: The Shape-Shifting Politics of Péter Magyar

New Portuguese Citizenship Law Is a Start—Remigration Must Follow

Leo XIV Recognises Another 49 Catholic Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War

Salazar’s Legacy: Patriot Moderniser or Obscurantist Dictator?—Historian Tom Gallagher

Germany’s Authoritarian Liberals Have Gone Berserk

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