According to Scott McConnell, writing in The American Conservative, French President Emmanuel Macron has outlasted the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest protesters), and possibly has come out on top. At the start the movement had wide popular support, but has since morphed into a mostly leftist band of redistributionists. McConnell writes: What the Gilets Jaunes represent […]

Across Europe, citizens are irate at the conduct of their leaders, who have encouraged a horde of migrants from the Middle East to descend upon the continent. As the third world throngs came to Europe, they brought many of the problems commonplace in their homelands along with them. Terrorism, sexual assault, and anti-Semitism are up […]

In an address to the people of Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban reminded its citizens that the success they have had recently has not occurred in a vacuum. His pro-Hungary policies and their hard work have made life in the country better. Despite constant harassment by Europe’s globalists who want Orban to bow down to […]

The United States and other major countries like Russia, China, Israel, and most of the Middle East just aren’t taking Europe seriously. Walter Russell Mead explains in The Wall Street Journal that, despite disagreements with Europeans on many issues, Americans should wish for a strong European partner. He writes (abridged): Last week offered fresh evidence […]

In The American Conservative, Scott McConnell examines the efforts of Eastern European countries, led by Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, to slow or stop the flow of illegal migrants into Europe. When German Chancellor Angela Merkel unilaterally declared the borders of Europe to be open, inviting in a million migrants to the continent, Orban and […]

Scott McConnell, writing in The American Conservative, explains to readers that Emmanuel Macron was “elected by voters either at peace with liberal globalism or fearful that Marine Le Pen would be too disruptive. He now knows that the former group, at least, are far from a majority in France.” With the weakness of his mandate, […]

Emmanuel Macron, heralded upon his inauguration in France, is now facing the wrath of a people who feel he has forgotten them. Just as American establishment politicians were soundly rejected by the “deplorables” who elected President Donald Trump, the yellow vested “déclassés” protests in France today are a rejection of Macron’s push for a more […]

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is riding down the homestretch of Brexit negotiations with what looks to be not enough support to get her deal with the EU passed in Parliament. Reuters‘ Kyle MacLellan and Andy Bruce report: LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s bid to push her Brexit plans through parliament was […]

In The American Conservative, Cato Institute senior fellow, Doug Bandow takes readers through the rapid downfall of Europe’s elite globalists. Riding high in 2017, this group is now barely hanging on. He writes: In mid-2017, the European Union seemed ascendant, led by the young visionary Emmanuel Macron, the president of France. Macron advocated a united […]

At The American Conservative, Rod Dreher reviews The Strange Death of Europe, written by Douglas Murray. The book is a brief view into the trouble facing Europeans today as they attempt to preserve their own identity and culture. Dreher writes (abridged): As regular readers know, I finally got around to reading the British writer Douglas Murray’s […]