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Punk Band’s Sentencing Signals Russia’s Resurgent Communism

On August 17, a Moscow court found three young female performers from the Russian punk band Pussy Riot guilty of “hooliganism motivated by...

Christian Gomez August 21, 2012

Ecuador Grants Asylum to WikiLeaks’ Assange; U.K. Denies Diplomatic Immunity

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. August 17, 2012

Ecuador granted asylum to WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange on Thursday in defiance of the British government’s threat to occupy the country’s embassy. Prior...

U.K. May Soon Vote to Leave EU Despite Massive Pressure

Alex Newman August 12, 2012

As the European Union continues to assume ever greater powers over the once-sovereign nations of the region, voters in the United Kingdom have...

Rich French Citizens are Leaving France

Bob Adelmann August 9, 2012

Plans announced by French President Francois Hollande to "tax the rich" are driving wealthy French citizens out of the country. Vincent Grandil, a partner...

Is Europe Facing a Financial “Black September”?

Charles Scaliger July 31, 2012

What is certain is that an implosion in Europe's debt crisis is reaching the point of inevitability in much the same manner that...

Russia’s Cold War at Sea and Syria

Christian Gomez July 30, 2012

As the U.S. Congress moves to grant Russia with permanent normal trade relations status, the Russian Federation continues its Cold War style naval expansion of...

Poland: Bishops, Pro-Family Organizations Resist Redefinition of Gender

Bruce Walker July 20, 2012

The Council of Europe convention is attempting to redefine “gender” to mean "the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a given...

Persecuted & Exiled Swedish Homeschoolers “Walk to Freedom,” Vow to Fight On

Alex Newman July 19, 2012

STOCKHOLM — After walking some 120 miles over six days in the “Walk to Freedom” as a protest against Sweden’s controversial new ban...

High Income Frenchmen Look to Flee Higher Taxes

Bruce Walker July 17, 2012

Francois Hollande, the new socialist president of France, plans to reduce his nation's deficit by "soaking the rich," but high income Frenchmen may...

Moody’s Downgrades Italian Bonds Again

Bruce Walker July 13, 2012

Moody’s Investors Service announced on July 12 that it was downgrading Italian government bonds by two notches in response to the continuing financial...

Liechtenstein Prince Retains Veto Power After Abortion Fight

R. Cort Kirkwood July 13, 2012

The unborn are now a little safer in Liechtenstein. Voters have upheld the right of Crown Prince Alois Philipp Maria of the Central...

German Court May Rule Bailouts Unconstitutional

John Larabell July 5, 2012

After the German government ratified the European Stability Mechanism, a permanent eurozone bailout package, opponents within Germany asked the nation's Constitutional Court for...

Russia’s Continued Cold War

Christian Gomez July 2, 2012

Despite conventional wisdom and reports from the mainstream media, the present day actions of the Russian Federation, led by Vladimir Putin and Dmitry...

Killing the Elderly Is Old News for Britain’s NHS

R. Cort Kirkwood June 27, 2012

Last week’s story here that Britain’s National Health Service euthanizes 130,000 elderly folks a year is no surprise. Last year, a major report cited the socialist...