When describing the kingdoms of the past and how they functioned, it is often said that the people were deceived. They were led to believe that the king was crowned by the clergy on behalf of God. It would look →
10 great films that influenced our society and culture.
10 films (+3 bonus) from different decades that have had a significant cultural impact, with brief comments. The Wizard of Oz (1939) There is no magic. The Wizard is a little fat man pulling levers behind a curtain (note that →
People’s total disinterest in freedom and privacy issues, especially on the internet
Apart from a few oddballs, few people are upset by the European Commissions plans to control and monitor our online activities. And since most things are now connected online, the regulations affect the bulk of our communications – emails, chats, →
Even more surveillance and control
The controversial European Chat Control 2 law was passed quickly and quietly, without anyone noticing – just a handful of internet activists and dissidents. The law allows machine intelligence (AI) to automatically read through citizens’ electronic messages, pictures, etc. and →
Russian naval bases near the US
The Russians are planning naval bases in Cuba and other Latin American countries, just a few miles from the US coast, and are currently conducting joint military exercises with nuclear-capable ships. At the same time, the Moscow Stock Exchange is →
The non-Christian right
It has become something of a trend for people with right-wing or conservative views to cultivate a Christian identity, sometimes even converting to Catholicism or Orthodoxy. Perhaps it is a search for roots, a fixed point of reference, or both? →
Striving for a normal society is right-wing extremism
Striving for a normal society has become right-wing extremist. Anyone who wants border controls, sustainable immigration, low taxes, and advocates local culture is now considered a far-right figure. And that is of course crazy and wrong. It’s the other way →
Progress for the Swedish left in the European Parliament
Much to the delight of the establishment, the Swedish right wing retreated in the European elections. There is even talk of a historic failure for the Sweden Democrats. Instead, the Social Democrats advanced, as did the Moderates and the Green →
They are all Russian bastards
Western Europeans have long harboured a kind of suspicion and sometimes disgust for everything east of Berlin. The endless steppes and the land of the mad horse people, uncivilised, inhospitable, debauched and remote. For various reasons we have repeatedly attacked →
