“There Is No Right to a Child”: Olivia Maurel on Surrogacy, Parents, and Her Conversion
“A child is not something that belongs to us simply because we want one so badly. And in my opinion, it is precisely the child’s v…
A Catholic Family's Legal Battle over Daughter's Secret School Transition
A Catholic family says the state took away their teenage daughter after they refused to affirm her gender transition, the latest f…
Catholic Awards for Secular Journalism
The German Bishops’ Conference created the Catholic Media Prize to reward quality journalism. Its winners have included a serial f…
The Ruhr: A Region Reinvents Itself, One Factory at a Time
The Ruhr region has reinvented itself as a tourist destination. Former collieries, steelworks, gasometers and industrial plants ha…
Trump Created a Greenland Crisis, Then Sold the Compromise as Victory
Donald Trump wanted to own Greenland and would not rule out taking it by force. He has settled for a security agreement that keeps…
Lindsay Clancy’s Lone Holdout Juror Breaks His Silence
Michael Desronvil says attacks from fellow jurors and the media forced him into the public eye. Now the lone holdout may be headin…
Germany Funds AI to Evaluate Political Statements
A new tool promises to help citizens distinguish fact from manipulation ahead of elections. But its growing role in political deba…
Safe Zones Logic Spreads Beyond Abortion Clinics to LGBT Areas
The UK and Ireland restrict certain forms of speech and expression around abortion providers. A recent court case suggests LGBT “s…
What St. Francis Can Teach a Church in Decline
The medieval friar who founded the Franciscan order offers an uncomfortable lesson for today’s Church: Christ sometimes waits prec…
Berlin's Left Turn Has an Antisemitism Problem
Berlin votes on Sunday, with left-wing party Die Linke polling as high as 23%. Its lead candidate, Elif Eralp, could become mayor …
Macron Summons France's Political Rivals to Élysée
Record fuel costs and growing threats to European security are piling pressure on Macron while exposing the limits of presidential…
The Great Barrier Reef refuses to die
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Did someone know about 9/11 in advance?
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The US doesn’t need to annex Greenland to control its resources
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Why did gas prices in Europe rise by 130%, while barely moving in the US?
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Eating insects isn’t the problem. The problem begins when the state starts pushing people to do it
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Brussels is closing Europe’s market to craftspeople and artists in the name of environmentalism
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Beyond Meat was supposed to launch a revolution that would push beef off our plates
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Europe uses less cash but holds more of it
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The woke movement hasn’t changed, despite what progressives would have you believe
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Artificial intelligence is making everything look the same
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Americans don’t want data centers in their backyards
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AI is starting to break new ground in pharmaceuticals
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What doesn’t fit the climate change narrative gets ignored
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Will baby boomers finally bring home prices down?
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What if green technologies are actually destroying the nature they are supposed to save?
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Europe’s wind turbine king is back
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What if you no longer needed a phone to track someone?
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The war has created a new phenomenon in Russia: Black Widows
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Europe Is Now Doing What It Once Branded as Fascism
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Water Looks Like the Perfect Investment
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The Archbishop of Canterbury Is an Embarrassment to the West
Students and Migrants Compete for Europe’s Scarce Housing
The Russian Drone That Never Nearly Hit Zelensky
Venezuela's Oil, Washington's Terms
Why I Don't Want to Live in a European Empire
One Year After Charlie Kirk’s Murder, American Politics Has Grown Even Coarser
Poland Braces for a Winter of Hybrid Warfare, Tusk Warns
As alarm grows across Europe over Russia's widening hybrid campaign, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned Poles against in…
Public Housing: Le Pen Puts National Preference Back on the Agenda
France’s social housing crisis is turning an old political demand into a new battle over immigration, national solidarity and who …
Could Canada’s EU Pivot Hurt Germany's Auto Industry?
Berlin’s caution reflects the risk of another trade clash with Washington at a time when its carmakers are already under pressure.
EU Budget: French PM Wants to Cut France’s Bill
France wants unexpected EU revenue used to reduce member states’ bills, bringing a longtime Rassemblement National demand into the…
England Eases Law Exam After Discrimination Complaints
The decision to water down England's qualifying exam for solicitors, after complaints that it discriminated against minority candi…
EU Bishops Defend Baptism Records
Catholics can leave the Church – but can they demand that the record of their baptism be erased? A case before Europe’s top court …
How 9/11 Transformed US Foreign Policy and Military Engagement
The terrorist attack on 9/11 reshaped America’s view of military engagement abroad, coming at a time when the public and leadershi…
Islamism’s Two Paths into the West
Since 9/11, Islamism has kept the West on edge through terrorist violence and legalist political strategies. The methods differ, b…
A Bet on a Crash That Paid Off All Too Well
The panic that followed 11 September spawned its share of conspiracy theories. Yet the suspicious bets placed against airline stoc…
Twenty-Five Years of Headscarf Wars
With the Rassemblement National calling for a ban on the hijab in public spaces ahead of France’s 2027 presidential election, Euro…
The 9/11 Security Revolution: What If It Did Not Make Us Any Safer?
The post-9/11 world created many new realities and one new industry: security in the West was never the same again. But has it lef…
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Nearly 18% of Germany’s New Asylum Applicants Were Born in Germany
Germany is celebrating falling asylum numbers and tighter borders. But 17.6% of first-time applications in early 2026 were made fo…
Why 70 Seconds from a Greek MEP Undid an Hour of von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen's lengthy state of the EU address grabbed all the headlines earlier this week – but a 70-second response to h…
Carney Makes Case for Closer EU-Canada Ties
The rapprochement between Canada and the EU is in full swing after a year of cautious overtures, though the shape of their emergin…
UK Labour's New Home for Migrants? Tory-Voting Villages
As the small village of Piddington votes to secede from the UK over immigration, a new pattern is emerging: suddenly the Labour go…
Spahn's Mask Deals Could Cost German Taxpayers up to €10bn
Billions of protective masks ordered by the German federal government during the pandemic were never needed and have since been in…
Flamingos, Fascism and a Few Ugly Signs: Albania's Protests Take a Darker Turn
An uninhabited island in the Adriatic Sea is being turned into a luxury resort for Donald Trump's family, protected coastline and …
Sheeran, Macklemore and Israel: A Fight on a Cultural Fault Line
The debate over free speech and whether artists have a right to air political views is suddenly becoming more sinister. For acts l…
Germany Scrambles to Fill Gas Storage Ahead of Winter
Heading into the fall with unusually low gas reserves, the German government is abandoning its reliance on the market. Meanwhile, …
UK Whistleblower: Only 1 in 100 Claims Genuine. Now What?
Alleged industrial-scale fraud, dubious asylum decisions and failed applicants who are rarely removed raise a more fundamental que…
The Racism Row Threatening to Derail Texas Republicans
Republicans already faced a tough mid-term election. Now little-known candidate Bo French has exposed a divide over how the party …
Apocalypse Is Not the Top AI Concern for China
The West fears what AI could do to humanity. China’s leaders have a very different threat in mind.
