The events that transpired in Ukraine in 2013-14, dubbed the Euromaidan, still resonate in people’s memory. While each side in the conflict views them differently, it’s clear to all that the Ukraine once familiar to everyone has changed beyond recognition since then. People’s revolution or coup d’état? The impetus …
Read More »Russian parliament grants Putin right to use military abroad
The upper house of Russia’s parliament has granted permission for the country’s military to be deployed abroad, following a request on Tuesday from President Vladimir Putin. The authorization grants Putin the right to use Russian forces abroad “in accordance with the principles and norms of international law,” the Senate’s resolution, …
Read More »The right must declare war on progressives’ intolerant wokeness
For too long, the right has given the left not only the leeway to get away with anything, but also allowed the left to appoint itself judge, jury, and executioner – setting the standards that the left itself refuses to live by. It’s “do as I say, not as I …
Read More »Assange granted the right to appeal extradition – UK High Court
On Monday, the British high court granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against his extradition to the US. His legal team had petitioned the court to allow him to appeal the extradition decision on points of law of general public importance. In December, the UK high court ruled …
Read More »Far-right presidential candidate gets unexpected ally
France’s far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour has got a major pre-election boost upon welcoming to his ranks prominent conservative lawmaker Guillaume Peltier. Peltier, formerly a member of the National Front and deputy leader of the Republicans party (LR), announced on Sunday that he was withdrawing support for LR nominee Valerie …
Read More »Musk sells Tesla shares at market prices, buys them right back for peanuts
In his latest exercise of options,the tech billionaire sold 934,091 Tesla shares for more than $1,000 per share. However, he also purchased another 2.2 million Tesla shares for $6.24 apiece, according to the filings. Musk doesn’t receive a salary or cash bonuses from his company, so he can only pay …
Read More »Anti-vaxxers have made me lose faith in the political right
Conspiratorial thinking has led to Covid-19 vaccines being politicised to a dangerous level which not only alienates people – like me – who value science and progression, but is costing lives. As the Omicron variant spreads across the world, it is more important than ever to push back against the hysteria …
Read More »Finland records first-ever case of suspected far-right terrorism
The members of the group, which operated in the southwestern town of Kankaanpää, were arrested on Tuesday, having been under surveillance for two years. On Friday, the court ruled that they should remain in custody. The suspects are aged “around 25,” and most of them have a previous criminal record, …
Read More »Her Majesty had a good run, but it’s right Barbados is ditching the crown
Thanks to Bajan Prime Minister Mia Mottley making good on decades of unfulfilled manifesto commitments, aborted referenda and broken promises, on November 30, 2021, ‘Little England’ will cease to be the Weybridge of the West Indies and will become the latest in a long line of former New World plantocracies …
Read More »Progressives must stop vilifying everyone to the right of Trotsky if they want to win
There’s a moment in Rush, the 2013 racing movie, in which Formula 1 rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda state their public cases to have a rainy day’s race canceled or not. The upbeat and charming Hunt talks the group into going forward, while the humorless and rude Lauda fails …
Read More »