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Sorry, Europe Is Full, Tourists Are Told Aug. 07, 2025
This was the summer when much of Europe said to the ever-increasing flow of tourists, "Sorry, we are... Read More
Europe's Recognition of 'Palestine' Is a Cynical Joke Aug. 01, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced this week that th... Read More
Memorable Cruises Make for New Friendships Jul. 27, 2025
By Sharon Whitley Larsen It's always interesting to meet fellow passengers on a cruise. I learned th... Read More
Other Presidents Complained, But Trump Made NATO Step Up Jul. 03, 2025
President Donald Trump joined a long line of presidents who complained that the NATO countries fail ... Read More
Europe's Decline Was a Choice Mar. 03, 2025
Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, might not shock Europe's leaders the way Donald Trump doe... Read More
How Trump Makes Europe Stronger Feb. 24, 2025
President Donald Trump has a plan to save Europe, and the results of Sunday's election in Germany sh... Read More
JD Vance Puts Europe in Its Place Feb. 18, 2025
Despite its decades-long decline into not only irrelevance but cultural suicide, Europe still seems ... Read More
Culture, Fun and Food in Barcelona Aug. 04, 2024
By Margot Black Barcelona, the capital of the Catalan region of Spain, is the all-you-can-eat buffet... Read More
Seeing Madrid, Both Old and New Aug. 03, 2024
By Margot Black At the heart of Spain, dynamic Madrid effortlessly combines Old World charm with vib... Read More
Poland's Eastern Shield: On NATO'S Eastern Flank: Part 2 Jun. 05, 2024
In late May 2024, Poland decided concrete bunkers, barbed wire and other fixed defenses are a sane a... Read More
NATO in the Joe Biden Moment May. 08, 2024
On April 29, The Economist magazine asked French President Emmanuel Macron a very direct question: "... Read More
Ukraine's Battle for the Black Sea -- And Free Europe Apr. 24, 2024
Can Ukraine defeat Russia? That's a question roiling the U.S., Canada and Free Europe. Free Europe:... Read More
The Not So Secret Preludes to Russia's 2022 Invasion of Ukraine Feb. 14, 2024
A strong case can be made that Russia's war to seize Ukraine began in 2004 with a covert attempt by ... Read More
Yes, America Is Being Invaded Jan. 31, 2024
Across the globe, hostile nations like Russia are using migration as a weapon of war. War is being w... Read More
Will Africa Save America? Jan. 15, 2024
A century ago, the Catholic intellectual Hilaire Belloc wrote, "Europe is the faith." Today conserva... Read More
The Travel Outlook for 2024 Dec. 09, 2023
By Victor Block If you're thinking of taking time off next year to explore a place close to home, yo... Read More
America, France, and the Free Market Nov. 30, 2023
It's fashionable to claim that the free-market ideas of Nobel-laureate economist Milton Friedman hav... Read More
Holiday Celebrations Around the World Nov. 25, 2023
By Victor Block Model boats are decorated with brightly glimmering lights. Women sprinkle water scen... Read More
Save Money and See the Sights in Someone Else's Home Nov. 11, 2023
By Victor Block One summer my family spent 10 fun-filled days on a 60-acre "gentleman's farm" in Mas... Read More
Cruising the British Isles on Cunard's Queen Victoria Oct. 08, 2023
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "Just get on the ship and go!" has become my philosophy for cruising. I lov... Read More
