Greek Austerity, Privatization Programs Won’t Be Enough
In its efforts to avoid restructuring (i.e., defaulting on) its debt, Greece announced the sale of some of its assets to raise funds...
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Greek Opposition Party Rejects EU Bailout Plan
National self-determination remains very much alive in Europe. People such as the Greeks and the Finns — who suffered for centuries under the...
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Immigration-connected Crimes Plague Britain
The chickens of unfettered immigration came home to roost for Britons again this week. Four Muslims are on trial for beating a teacher...
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EU Seeking Official State Status With UN
The European Union is making rapid advances toward becoming officially recognized as a nation-state by the United Nations and the international community, prompting...
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British Doctor Censured for Mentioning the Great Physician
So much for freedom of speech and religion in Great Britain: A British doctor has been censured by the government’s medical licensing board,...
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Put on House Arrest, as IMF Eyes Replacement
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who resigned Wednesday after being arrested on allegations that he attempted to...
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Geert Wilders and the Fate of Western Liberty
While many American and European politicians have responded to the Jihad currently being waged against the West either by denying its Islamic character,...
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Scotland Yard Won’t Release Ripper Files
Using the strange excuse of compromising terror investigations, London's metro police refuse to release a list of informants in the unsolved case of...
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Greece is Out of Options
Writers for The Wall Street Journal’s lead article on Tuesday expressed surprise that Greece’s fiscal problems are “coming to the boil once...
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Appeal for “Kidnapped” Swedish Homeschooler Draws Supporters
As the now-infamous case of Swedish homeschooler Domenic Johansson (at left, with his parents) — seized by authorities because of homeschooling almost two...
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Merkel Could Face Prison for Cheering “Criminal” bin Laden Hit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the subject of a criminal complaint after commenting publicly that she was “glad” Osama bin Laden had been...
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Greek Tragedy: EU Mulls Another Bailout of Greece
There seems no end to the Greek tragedy unfolding within the European Union. One year after a staggering €110-billion ($160-billion) bailout by the...
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Brits Reject Change in Voting System
Opinions differ widely among nations as to which voting system is best: the American arrangement wherein two-parties are dominant or the multi-party system in...
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EU Considers Stiffening Border Controls
Europe's open borders insanity may finally be coming to an end. Last week, a commission of the European Union proposed allowing union members...
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Will Portuguese Bailout Unravel the EU?
The bailouts of the four "PIGS" countries (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) continues apace within the European Union. Only days after grim news...
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