Let me tell you a beautiful story. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, that cross between Jessica Fletcher and Lady Di, had a pretty pony named Dolly and a beautiful country house in Beinhorn, a small…
Those cheeky, ungrateful and xenophobic Poles really went too far this time around! In their resistance against immigration, they have resorted to “blackmail” against the European Union (EU), according to the left-leaning Dutch newspaper NRC. Which also accuses critics of…
While former President Donald Trump still leads conservatives domestically, the Right has found a world leader abroad in Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán. Orbán has gained this following among American conservatives not only because he is electorally successful but also…
Two hundred thousand Irish cows could be slaughtered, according to a report from the Irish Department of Agriculture. The report, obtained last week by the Irish Independent, suggests that Ireland should reduce dairy herds by culling 10 percent of cows…
These days, world leaders are meeting in Davos. I have been able to listen to the first speeches, and I was moved by Liu He’s. The vice premier of China mentioned on 11 occasions that it is very important to…
One does not have to believe in the theory of the “great replacement” to take seriously the gradual disappearance of the French from towns where immigrants democratically took power. Like in the town of Stains, just north of Paris, where…
The Italian elections prompted by the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi might produce the first Western European right-wing populist government in modern history. Brought on by a government crisis, polling suggests that the right-wing Brothers of Italy and League…
Paris is not worth visiting. When you get there, you will have the distinct feeling of having been there before. Those people who spend all day uploading pictures of France on social networks are to blame. I understood just how…
The European Union is wonderfully goofy. What other transnational government has three presidents? This has proved to be as ludicrous in practice as in theory. Years ago a planned visit by President Barack Obama triggered a vicious cat fight over…
