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German sociologist and political economist Max Weber once defined a state as an institution that “successfully upholds a claim on the monopoly of...
Europe
The Ongoing Portuguese Debt Crisis
New year, new crisis. For the beleaguered, once-independent nations of Europe now entangled in the eurozone, the economic drama unfolding in Portugal this...
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Romania to Tax Proceeds of Witchcraft
Everybody curses the taxman, but there is a new category of taxpayers in Romania that just might know how to really do it....
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Brits Discredit Autism/Vaccine Link Study
In 1998, a study conducted by Andrew Wakefield, a former British surgeon and researcher, and his colleagues was published in The Lancet. According...
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Russia Resurrects Soviet-era KGB
As if news of the restoration of the Soviet Union through the new Customs Union was not alarming enough on its own, Britain's...
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Biometric ID Use Spreads in UK Schools
Only a few weeks after the European Commission expressed “significant concerns” over the compulsory fingerprinting of British students, the Daily Express is reporting...
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Belgian Govt Crisis
"Bigger is better in government" — that is the mantra of collectivists. History books they write warn of the danger of nations dividing...
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Terrorist Plot Thwarted in Denmark
The chickens of multiculturalism, diversity, and open borders have returned home to roost in Denmark, that land of open-mindedness on just about everything....
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Khodorkovsky’s Guilty Verdict
Russia’s Trial of the Century has come to a close with the final ruling declaring former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty of embezzling...
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Poland Sentences Russian Spy to Prison
After the recent revelation of Russian sleeper operatives in the United States and London, the winds of espionage continue to move eastward, as...
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Russian Communist Addresses International Communist Meeting
As reported previously, the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) hosted the 12th International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties. Among the stated...
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Russian Colonel Accused of Plotting Coup
The bear continues to rattle as, on December 23, the Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported that a former Russian colonel was “detained on...
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Portugal Rating Downgrade Follows on Heels of Greece Bond Downgrade
Several weeks ago, Greece was on the point of collapse and the European Union needed to bail out the government. In November, Ireland,...
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Restoring the Soviet Union: Putin’s Customs Union
The bear is still in the woods and it is waking up from its 20-year hibernation, as a "new" free-trade zone agreement sets...
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Greece Continues to Flounder
Greece risks Mediterranean isolation, as government debt accumulates and international confidence weakens — especially now that Moody's Investors Service is reviewing a possible...
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