Freedom
France: Free Speech on Trial – Again
by Robbie Travers Is the real, secret, goal of the French state to have no one who disagrees with it speak out? Marine Le Pen did not suggest that all Muslims are terrorists. She did not […]
France
World Affairs
The battle of Damascus and East Ghouta
The city of Damascus and the countryside to the East of the capital, East Ghouta, are the theatre for violent combats opposing Al-Qaïda (supported by the United Kingdom and France) and the Syrian Arab Army. […]
World Affairs
The Franco-British “Entente Cordiale”
Unnoticed in the Western world, the renewal of the Lancaster House Treaty by London and Paris creates a super “Entente Cordiale” which is far more immersive than the Treaty of 1904. It participates in the […]
Government
New Trump Executive Order Targets Clinton-Linked Individuals, Lobbyists And Perhaps Uranium One
by Tyler Durden The Trump Administration quietly issued an Executive Order (EO) last Thursday which allows for the freezing of US-housed assets belonging to foreign individuals or entities deemed “serious human rights abusers,” along with government officials and executives of foreign corporations (current or former) found […]
World Affairs
President Macron Snubbed By Saudi Arabia
Having hastily organised a detour via Saudi Arabia in order to repatriate the Lebanese Prime Minister, who is being held prisoner with his family there, President Emmanuel Macron had to swallow an unprecedented public affront. […]
Freedom
Kadima! En Marche!
As soon as his victory was announced, democratically elected President Emmanuel Macron defined a distance between himself and the People. Refusing to mingle with the crowd, he took a long, solitary walk across the courtyard […]
Commentary
Douce France
by Jimmie Moglia “Douce France, cher pays de mon enfance” – so goes the song [Sweet France, dear country of my infancy]. I did not grow up in France, but at times I feel as […]
World Affairs
German Vice Chancellor Says “European Break Up No Longer Unthinkable”
by Tyler Durden There was a time when even the merest hint of a breakup of the Eurozone was considered a taboo topic in Europe. Who can forget Mario Draghi’s response to a question from […]
Commentary
Two Thirds Of Young American Adults Live With Their Parents
by Tyler Durden As part of its periodic report on “Society at a Glance” which looks at how youth across member states are faring in terms of several social indicators, such as employment, poverty, marriage […]
Financial
“It All Has A Very 2008 Feel To It” – For Deutsche Bank, The News Just Keeps Getting Worse
by Tyler Durden It has already been an abysmal day for Germany’s biggest lender: overnight Deutsche Bank plunged to fresh all time lows on speculation whether the German government would or wouldn’t provide state aid […]