Europe

Moody’s Downgrades Italian Bonds Again

Moody’s Investors Service announced on July 12 that it was downgrading Italian government bonds by two notches in response to the continuing financial...

Bruce Walker July 13, 2012

Liechtenstein Prince Retains Veto Power After Abortion Fight

R. Cort Kirkwood July 13, 2012

The unborn are now a little safer in Liechtenstein. Voters have upheld the right of Crown Prince Alois Philipp Maria of the Central...

German Court May Rule Bailouts Unconstitutional

John Larabell July 5, 2012

After the German government ratified the European Stability Mechanism, a permanent eurozone bailout package, opponents within Germany asked the nation's Constitutional Court for...

Russia’s Continued Cold War

Christian Gomez July 2, 2012

Despite conventional wisdom and reports from the mainstream media, the present day actions of the Russian Federation, led by Vladimir Putin and Dmitry...

Killing the Elderly Is Old News for Britain’s NHS

R. Cort Kirkwood June 27, 2012

Last week’s story here that Britain’s National Health Service euthanizes 130,000 elderly folks a year is no surprise. Last year, a major report cited the socialist...

Doctor: British Health Service Euthanizes 130,000 Patients a Year

Michael Tennant June 20, 2012

The British National Health Service (NHS) — the epitome of socialized medicine — may be prematurely ending the lives of as many as...

French Election Results Explain Why France Is Failing

Bruce Walker June 19, 2012

Socialist political — and moral — values now prevail in France. The long slide of a once great nation continues as it continually...

U.K. Govt. Seeks Massive Communications Surveillance Powers

Michael Tennant June 18, 2012

The British government is proposing a bill that would force communications providers to log details of every e-mail, telephone call, and text message...

U.K. Supreme Court Denies Request to Reconsider Assange Extradition Ruling

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 15, 2012

On Thursday the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom “dismissed the application” filed by WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief, Julian Assange, to re-open the...

Spanish Debt Problems Grow

Bruce Walker June 14, 2012

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Radjoy obtained a $125 billion bailout for Spanish banks, intending to quiet the fears of investors, but the loan...

Spanish Bailout Just “a Credit Line,” Says Spain’s New Prime Minister

Bob Adelmann June 11, 2012

Following another last-minute late-weekend meeting of European Finance Ministers, Spain’s new Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy happily announced that not only would his country...

Germans Resist Euro Bonds as an Answer to Sovereign Debt Problems

Bruce Walker June 6, 2012

As the PIIGS nations — Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain — face the prospect of default, euro bonds are being considered as...

Spain’s Treasury Secretary Calls for Help

Raven Clabough June 6, 2012

As Spain prepares for a major market test as it tries to access capital on Thursday, its Treasury Minister has announced that Spain...

Bulgarian Officials Persecute Pastor over Homeschooling

Alex Newman June 4, 2012

Authorities in the former communist nation of Bulgaria are reportedly persecuting a pastor and his family over their decision to homeschool, prompting an...