PSG Won the Champions League, But Paris Has Fallen
PSG won the greatest title in the club’s history. Yet in Paris, it was not the boulevards that celebrated, but the banlieues, as m…
Russia and China: The Alliance That America Built
Beijing was briefly the center of world politics in May, hosting first Donald Trump and then Vladimir Putin within the space of a …
Why Ferrari's Wealthiest Customers Are Buying a Car They Do Not Want
For many Ferrari customers, the Luce is less an object of desire than a proof of devotion — one that separates the carmaker's most…
A Polish Mayor's Refusal: The Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage Recognition
When EU judges rule that Poland must recognize same-sex marriages contracted abroad, Zakopane Mayor Lukasz Filipowicz offers a pla…
Merz’s EU Semi-Membership for Ukraine Is a Dangerous Sham
The German chancellor’s proposal to make Ukraine an associate member of the European Union keeps alive the hollow promise of Kyiv’…
How Cheap Money Made Homes Unaffordable
The housing crisis is not just a failure of planning rules or slow authorities. Cheap debt helped push prices higher, turning home…
Pope Leo XIV and the Disarming of AI
With Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV has presented a social encyclical for the digital age. The pope warns against a technology …
When the Defense of Democracy Becomes Its Destruction
Censorship presented as necessary to protect democracy from illegal content is increasingly turning into something else: the suppr…
Capitalism Was Born in Free Cities, Not in Factories
Europe’s prosperity was built by merchant republics, limited government and a competitive order that gave innovation room to grow.…
Sudeten German Congress in Brno Reveals a Divided Czech Republic
The Sudeten German Landsmannschaft’s congress in Brno is not a threat to the Czech Republic, but it offers an ideal pretext. The r…
Trump’s Meme War Anoints the Unsayable
Official accounts in Washington are no longer trying to sound diplomatic. By turning once-taboo language into government messaging…
Useful Idiots of the Revolution: Khomeini and the Left
The left and Islamists exist in a toxic symbiosis. The West and capitalism are their common enemy. But Islamism accepts help from …
Latvia Plays with War
A Russian intelligence warning over Latvia’s alleged role in Ukrainian drone operations has exposed the danger that Ukraine’s Euro…
Hurling Abuse on the World Stage Is the Last Hope of Failed European Leaders
Merz, Starmer and others are trying to win over domestic voters by loudly attacking other countries. It will not work. Their fate …
“Prejudice Crime” as a New Weapon Against Free Speech
Accusations of “hate” and “incitement” are already routinely used to justify limits on free speech. Now police authorities are tre…