european decline

WHY NOT JUST GIVE THEM AWAY?:

Airbus Faces Wide Gap in A350 Orders (DANIEL MICHAELS and J. LYNN LUNSFORD, 6/14/07, WAll Street Journal) With the Paris Air Show less than a week away, Airbus has so far been unable to lure crucial...

ACHIEVING THROUGH THE BACK DOOR WHAT WE DID THROUGH THE FRONT?:

Europe’s Christian Comeback: Alarmist pundits prophesize that a secular Europe risks being overcome by its fast-growing Muslim population. Yet for all we hear about Islam, Europe remains a stronger...

HOW'D THEY MANAGE TO LEARN NOTHING FROM THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL UNION?:

DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE AGAINST A WARSAW VETO: Poland Blocking New EU Treaty (der Spiegel, 6/12/07) The twin Polish leaders, President Lech and Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, are threatening to use...

THERE IS NO BELGIUM:

Belgian PM quits after poll defeat (Raf Casert, 12 June 2007, Associated Press) Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt resigned yesterday after the collapse of his liberal-socialist government in...

BERLIN VS JERUSALEM:

The End of Politics (Mark Lilla, 06.17.03, New Republic) Somewhere in his writings Leo Strauss remarks that the Jewish problem is the political problem in nuce. This pregnant remark was meant to...

JUST ONE SURPRISE AFTER ANOTHER WITH HIM:

Putin Offers to Join Missile Shield Effort: G-8 Leaders Back Bush Plan on Emissions (Michael A. Fletcher, 6/08/07, Washington Post) After days of escalating rhetoric about missile defense, Russian...

LUCKILY, NO ONE WATCHES THE GAMES ANYMORE:

Olympic video risk rating was 'off the scale' (Daily Mail, 7th June 2007) Experts claim the risk of seizures caused by the video for the London Olympics logo was "off the scale" and may have set a...

CAN WE SEND THEM DR. KEVORKIAN?:

As Europe self-destructs (Caroline B. Glick, 6/01/07, Jewish World Review) The continent of Europe is committing suicide. Wednesday's decision by Britain's University and College Union to call...

THE WAGES OF TOLERANCE:

Why this gang of yobs must now be called a 'group' (STEVE DOUGHTY, 22nd May 2007, Daily Mail) Anyone who has been a victim of their contempt for the law or menacing behaviour might find it a little...

IF IT WEREN'T EVIL...:

Who pays for Sweden's free lunch?: Sweden's generous welfare system has served to break down the protestant work ethic (Nima Sanandaji, 14th May 2007, The Local) Sweden has traditionally relied...