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The Emperor Had No Words
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The Emperor Had No Words

Jill Biden is trying to rescue her husband’s political legacy two years after his disastrous debate against Donald Trump. Her new …

Actress Sydney Sweeney performs at the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California, on 25 April 2026. A San Francisco ethnic studies class held up her American Eagle ad as an example of racism and white supremacist messaging. Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Stagecoach
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Evil Karens and Racist Sydney – the San Francisco Education System

In a divided America, the classroom is increasingly where the country’s culture war battles are being fought and where children ar…

An anti-American billboard in Iran.
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After Deal with Trump, Iran’s Mullahs Must Be Sick of All the Winning

Iran makes precisely two commitments in the reported memorandum of understanding between the country and the Trump administration …

Britain's secretive RICU unit faces scrutiny.
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How the UK Government Tries to Control the Narrative

A secret government unit accused of planting stories, funding front groups and shaping public opinion is under fresh scrutiny. Is …

Canada's proposed hate crimes bill raises concerns.
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Could Quoting Religious Texts Become a Hate Crime in Canada?

Canada’s proposed hate crimes bill relies on a vague definition of hate and would repeal a specific legal defense for opinions exp…

Baby Preston Davey.
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After the Horror of Preston Davey, It Is Time for a Hard Conversation

Baby Preston Davey was placed into the care of his tormentor and murderer by the British state. Red flags were missed. Were they m…

Brussels is creating a new class of digital enforcers.
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Digital Militia: The Online Speech Police Being Set Up by Brussels

The European Union’s “trusted flagger” system sounds benign. In reality, it empowers a privileged class of digital enforcers to po…

EU member-state flags in Brussels.
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EU’s Hypocrisy Over Rule of Law and New Member States

Moves by major EU countries to impose tougher rule-of-law mechanisms and reduced voting rights on future member states threaten th…

Coal mining in West Virginia. Photo: Adrees Latif/Reuters
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Trump’s Coal Gamble Is a Slap in the Face to the Green Deal

The United States emits roughly three times as much greenhouse gas per capita as the EU. Without its cooperation, the Union’s camp…

Judges of the European Court of Human Rights arrive at the Grand Chamber.
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Studies Question Judicial Independence in Europe

The EU court’s same-sex marriage ruling is only part of a broader problem. Academic studies have raised questions about judicial i…

Pope Leo XIV inaugurates the Tower of Jesus Christ.
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La Sagrada Família is a Lesson Spain Needs to Learn

Antoni Gaudí's towering masterwork, the basilica of La Sagrada Família, is nearing completion 144 years after work began. Its mess…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin.
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The Chancellor Swap Is No Longer a Phantom Debate

Rumors of a chancellor swap are spreading through Berlin. Friedrich Merz is deeply unpopular, the CDU is drifting behind the AfD, …

Protester holds a poster of Henry Nowak outside a police station.
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The Anti-Racism Doctrine Behind the Henry Nowak Case

Henry Nowak died in police handcuffs after his killer falsely accused him of racism. His case exposes a deeper crisis in British p…

Friedrich Merz promised reform.
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The Trapped Giant

Summits and failed policy plans are all the German government currently manages to produce. It can deliver only miniature reforms …

Fireworks at the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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The World Cup Outrage Machine

The 2026 World Cup cannot be more controversial than the 1978 competition held in Argentina under the military junta. But anyone f…

New York's proposed law changes the term mother.
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New York Moves to Erase Mothers From Official Language

A New York bill would replace the legal language of motherhood and fatherhood with the terminology of “gestating” and “non-gestati…

People gather with candles for a silent vigil.
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Germany’s Intelligence Service Turns Grief for Murdered Children Into Suspicion

A German domestic intelligence report cited a call to remember children killed in migrant attacks as evidence against the AfD. Aft…

Belfast burns after a knife attack.
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As Belfast Burns, Elites Identify the Problem: Social Media

Amid widespread rioting in Belfast over the latest immigration-linked atrocity, Irish media and politicians found the true culprit…

Cologne Cathedral may soon charge admission.
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Cologne Cathedral Puts a Price on Entry

Visiting the world-famous Cologne Cathedral will soon cost money. In Germany, where paying to enter a church feels alien, the deci…

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