Europe

Secularism Spreads in Spanish Schools

A March 25 article from ANSAmed reports that “Secularism in Spain is quickly gaining steam,” and that the Archibishop of Madrid is warning...

James Heiser March 29, 2011

London Anti-cuts Union Protest Turns Violent

Alex Newman March 28, 2011

Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in London over the weekend to oppose proposed budget cuts being pursued by the...

Muslims Again Demand Sharia For Britain

R. Cort Kirkwood March 28, 2011

Muslim protesters, some of them women clad in black burqas, marched in London last week to demand Sharia law for the United Kingdom....

Portugal PM Resignation Rattles EU

Bob Adelmann March 28, 2011

When the Portuguese Parliament failed to pass an austerity bill on March 23, the country’s Prime Minister, Jose Socrates, resigned. That move leaves...

Top UK Officials: UN-inspired War on Drugs Failed

Alex Newman March 24, 2011

On the 50th anniversary of the United Nations treaty that led to the global “War on Drugs,” a group of prominent officials and...

EU Seeks Vast New Powers, Direct Taxes

Alex Newman March 21, 2011

The European Union is seeking broad new powers over the formerly sovereign nations of Europe, including direct taxation, further centralization of economic decisions,...

Poll: Europeans Don’t Trust Their Political Leaders

James Heiser March 16, 2011

A poll of public opinion in five nations of the European Union reveals a high level of distrust of government to solve the...

Europe: Immigration and the Price of Empire

Bruce Walker March 11, 2011

The European Union, which is enduring severe financial crises in several of its member states, including Greece and Ireland, and internal stresses in...

Former Soviet Boss Gorbachev Says Putin Is More Communist Than He Was

Daniel Sayani March 10, 2011

Most Americans believe, as they were told by the media and taught in schools and colleges, that the Cold War “ended” with events...

Bond Rating Services Latest Scapegoat in Greek Crisis

Bruce Walker March 8, 2011

Collectivists always choose some enemy to blame for their failures. In America, the mantra against “the rich” is one example of that deliberate...

Italy’s Frattini: If Ghadafi Falls, Refugees Will Overwhelm Europe

R. Cort Kirkwood March 7, 2011

If the Libyan government collapses, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (photo, left) has warned, Europe may suffer an influx of many as 800,000 refugees....