After an embarassing loss on the EU referendum, British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced his resignation.
Netherland’s Geert Wilders for EU Referendum
Wilders, who is leading opinion polls, said that if elected prime minister in March general elections in the Netherlands, he too will call a referendum. “We want (to) be in charge of our own country, our own money, our own borders, and our own immigration policy,” he said in a statement.
Meet the Smiling Face of Germany’s Far Right
Germany’s far right wing populist political party is the AfD—Alterative für Deutschland, which was founded in 2012. The AfD’s unlikely leader is Frauke Petry, a research chemist and entrepreneur who only entered politics in 2013. At 41, she is the mother of four. Ms. Petry deflects criticism of the AfD—that its very existence raises questions […]
Italy’s Shocking Antiestablishment Victories
Italy’s 5-Star Movement knocks off establishment candidates. The Wall Street Journal details the stunning election results. ROME—Italy’s antiestablishment 5-Star Movement scored resounding victories in Rome’s and Turin’s mayoral elections. Virginia Raggi, the movement’s 37-year-old candidate, was elected as the capital’s first female mayor. She won 67% of the vote. A more surprising victory was that […]
What Does a Brexit Signal?
The Wall Street Journal offers a cogent synopsis. There is a school of thought that says a Brexit vote signals a higher probability that Donald Trump becomes president of the U.S., that the right-wing and euroskeptic AFD party in Germany gains greater influence and that Marine Le Pen’s National Front party does the same in France. […]
Changing the Face of Europe Forever? Part II
Originally posted November 12, 2015. Pat Buchanan asks and answers: “Will Europe remain Europe if she is repopulated by Arabs, Muslims, Asians and Africans?…Can a civilization survive the replacement of the people who created it by people of other races, religions, and civilizations?…Ask the Native Americans.” Mr. Buchanan reminds readers that the 15 million immigrants […]
Will Britain Depart the EU?
The American Conservative’s Daniel Larison offers up some common sense: Whatever the result is on June 23, the U.S. should aim to maintain good relations with the U.K. If Britain votes to leave, the U.S. should do what it can within reason to help make the transition easier, and we should do so in recognition […]
The Rise of Iceland’s Pirates
The National Interest asks if Iceland will fall to pirates: Probably one of the most interesting items to emerge from the Panama Papers is the rise of the Pirates. Sadly we are not talking about a gang of hirsute, garishly dressed and rum-soaked privateers looking for Spanish gold along the sun-dotted shipping lanes of the […]
Front National Delivers a Warning in French Elections
Angelique Chrisafis writes for The Guardian in Paris: Even if the rising tide of the far right Front National (FN) had been held back – temporarily at least – by tactical voting and a leap in turnout, the lessons were clear to see. The nationalist, anti-immigration, anti-European party was here to stay. There were no […]
France: Authorities Raid Mosques, Capture Weapons
Felipe Araujo writes in the Express: POLICE investigating the Paris terror attacks have shut down three mosques in a series of raids to close the net on Islamic extremists. Police in France also arrested the owner of a revolver found during Wednesday’s raid, France’s Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said. Security officials found jihadist documents at […]