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In Ireland now, Catholics will be insulted for showing their faith
Within a Europe that is abandoning its traditional values as decisively as an iceberg in the Caribbean, no country seems to be changing as irreversibly as Ireland.
The fragile ‘We’: What is at stake is the symbolic boundary of membership
The crisis in liberal democracies is not just about inflation, migration, or polarisation.
The Odyssey of identity: Why we must fight for the face of Helen of Troy
As Helen of Troy is about to be portrayed as black in Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, the latest episode in the war for the soul of the West questions our very fundamentals.
Vanishing civilisation: A nation has its own children or a nation disappears
I see that the headlines are filled with reports from Iran, Venezuela, and Greenland.
Europe treats its civilisation as an embarrassment to be dismantled
When Francis Fukuyama declared the "end of history" in 1989, he articulated what had become the West's unspoken creed: That liberal democracy and market capitalism…
Conservative gatherings spark fierce debate in Italy’s culture war
In Italy, the cultural war is no longer just a metaphor.
Doomed: Jumble of clashing cultures tearing Western civilisation apart
Western society is unravelling, but not for the reasons you have been told.
Eurostar adds skirts for men in new gender neutral uniform collection
Eurostar has introduced a new, gender neutral uniform for its employees, including skirts for men.
The melancholy of modernity leaves too many of us unmoored, disconnected
Western civilisation still has not satisfyingly answered a key question that arose as a consequence of modernity and industrialisation: How do we reconcile the promise…
National values are love for a people, a territory and its history
In his first inaugural address in 1861, President Lincoln spoke about the "mystic chords of memory" that connect the American people through a collective memory…
Eurovision contestants spurn English for festival of mother tongues
The May 17 Eurovision final in Basel, Switzerland will see an extraordinary chorus of mother tongues, with 19 of 26 finalists–73 per cent–ditching English to…
The Feast of Feasts: Why Easter remains Europe’s beating heart
Europe, that ancient cradle of civilisation, has long been a Christian continent.
American success traces back to its European roots, whether US patriots like it or not
In 2003, neoconservative thinker Robert Kagan published a book titled, "Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order.
Only Europeans can save Europe’s ancient spirit from decay
Is the decline the EU has fallen into a terminal condition?
Eurovision: bring back the beautiful women and handsome men
Shortly after the Second World War, European nations decided that their only fields of future confrontation should be culture and sports.
European Parliament art collection now worth €14 million
The Parliament spends around €10,000 taxpayers' money every year "investing" in artists chosen by its officials.
Is France turning into an Anthony Burgess dystopia? The dangers of going ‘Zulu’ and embracing the ‘Horns of the Buffalo’
France appears to be embracing the deadly Zulu “Horns of the Buffalo” tactic when it comes to the lifespans of its citizens.
Europe celebrates Carnival and the Year of the Dragon
Across Europe, thousands celebrated Carnival time - and, in some areas, the Chinese New Year.
Corsican Hunting: a cultural tapestry weaving tradition, identity, and challenges
Corsica, France
See Pedro Roldán and understand: Whatever sophisticates might tell you, the basis of European culture is religion
An exhibition of sculptures by the Baroque artist Pedro Roldán has just opened in Seville. Anyone with an eye to see should be delighted.
MEPs scupper ‘geo-blocking’ film and TV streaming crackdown in last-minute reversal
MEPs have shot down a proposed ban on “geo-blocking” film and television programmes within the European Union at the last minute, voting through an amendment…
Berlin’s spätis show how things tend to go right when Europe keeps it simple
Can the EU political establishment learn something from the späti, the late-night convenience store that is ubiquitous in the German capital?
EU to extend ‘Champagne-style’ protections to European crafts
The European Union is to extend 'Champagne-style' protections to unique crafts and industrial products.
Skulls and Benin bronzes: where do you draw the line to avoid emptying Europe’s museums?
The current drive for European museums to return artefacts to their countries of origin shows no sign of losing its righteous momentum (as with most of today’s…
Euro 2024 football tournament to push vegan food and ‘all-gender toilets’
The Euro 2024 football tournament will promote vegan food and "all-gender toilets" as part of a major "diversity and inclusion" drive, organisers have announced.
Don’t just blame the USA for culture wars in Europe: America absorbed trendy left-wing European theories and sent them back to us with interest
Europeans love to criticise and blame the US. This is especially true with the culture war.