Europe - The New American

Press Freedom in the New Russia

The corruption of communism still haunts Russia. Contrary to much Marxist mythology, Russia under the Romanovs was not horrible. The Russian economy was...

Bruce Walker May 19, 2010

Greek Socialist Blames American Banks for Crisis

Bruce Walker May 17, 2010

Greece, a nation wrecked by very costly public employees unions, which has yet to earn the full confidence even of the other nations...

Spanish Judge Garzon Suspended

May 15, 2010

BBC News reported on May 14 that Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon has been suspended from his post by a unanimous decision of Spain’s...

Cameron Is New UK Prime Minister

May 13, 2010

Queen Elizabeth appointed British Conservative Party electoral victor David Cameron as Prime Minister on May 11, shortly after his predecessor, Gordon Brown of...

U.S./NATO Troops Celebrate Victory Day in Red Square

Jack Kenny May 10, 2010

Anti-communists at the height of the Cold War may have dreamed of the day when NATO troops would march triumphantly through Red Square....

Just Politicians in British Election

Bruce Walker April 28, 2010

While no one yet knows how the British general election of 2010 will end, one thing is sure: there will be no powerful...

President of Ukraine Denies Stalin-Era Soviet Holocaust

April 27, 2010

The Russian state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reported on April 27 that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, in a statement made to the Parliamentary...

Direct Democracy for the European Union

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. April 22, 2010

On March 31, 2010, the European Commission issued its final report on the oversight that the European Parliament and the European Council will...

Holidays as Human Rights

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. April 21, 2010

If you've always dreamed of that blue sky holiday relaxing with a book and a beverage on the sun-drenched shores of Hawaii but...

Poland’s History and the Power of “Coincidence”

William F. Jasper April 13, 2010

The mind almost blows a fuse when contemplating the nightmare of Poland's latest national tragedy: the deaths of Lech Kaczynski, President since 2005,...

Europe, IMF Ready for Greece Bailout

Alex Newman April 12, 2010

European leaders reached an agreement over the weekend on bailing out the profligate Greek government with up to $40 billion in taxpayer-funded loans...

Greek Debt Crisis Worsens

Bruce Walker April 9, 2010

The Socialist government of Greece has announced an austerity program that freezes pensions, cuts the salary of civil service employees, and increases taxes...