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  • The Rise of the European Far Right

    From an outsider’s point of view, the Swedes are an enigma. We label them as the peaceful, progressive folk who appear to merrily oblige the government’s exorbitant income tax (the highest rates remain just shy of 60%) and who offer one of the most generous asylum policies in Europe. Yet, Sweden’s economy rebounded from the…

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  • Belgium Enacts National Burqa Ban

    In a nearly unanimous decision, the lower house of the Belgian parliament passed a measure banning the burqa in all public areas, following similar actions taken in France, Denmark, and the Netherlands. The law’s author, Daniel Bacquelaine, a Liberal, said a burqa is incompatible with basic security as everyone in public must be recognizable and…

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  • Fantastich Nieuws! Can Geert Wilders Save Europe? Let’s Hope So

    Geert Wilders is in a quandary at the moment. The only internationally known Dutch parliamentarian is on trial for “group insult of Muslims, incitement to hatred and discrimination against Muslims due to their religion and incitement to hatred and discrimination against non-western immigrants” as the official court summons states. He is currently being kept in…

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