November 24, 2011
by George Friedman
Everyone is wondering about the next disaster to befall Europe. Italy is one focus; Spain is also a possibility. But these crises are already under way. Instead, the next crisis will be political, not in the sense of what conventional politician is going to become prime minister, but in the deeper sense of whether Europe’s [...]
October 18, 2011
by Alex Newman
With Europe and the regional Euro currency teetering on the edge of a cataclysmic crisis, politicians and central bankers are scrambling desperately to save their cherished dream of the European Union. All the supposed rules have already been broken as the continent's rulers prepare ever-greater bailout packages for bankrupt governments and big banks. EU leaders [...]
July 11, 2011
by Tom Howard
From time to time, as my wife and I pray the Breviary in the afternoons, we come across a petition that asks the Lord to aid us "in our work of building the earthly city." I think I know what was in the minds of those who wrote these prayers. The Church must enter fervently [...]
August 19, 2010
by Mary Jo Anderson
Europe is dying. The Washington Post, among others, reports that, within a hundred years, there will be the rare German in Germany or Italian in Italy. Some demographers believe it is too late to correct Europe's plunge into extinction. "The fall in the population can no longer be stopped," reported Walter Rademacher of the German [...]
June 17, 2008
by Irene Lagan
Last week Irish citizens voted on a referendum to ratify the Lisbon Treaty. As the results rolled in -- the Irish rejected it -- European leaders were quick to express their dismay, saying the Emerald Isle's "no" would send them back to the drawing board. The Treaty of Lisbon, also known as the Reform [...]
