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4 Jun 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic
The ideology of National Conservatism is about a connection to Meir Kahane, a controversial figure in Jewish politics. Meir Kahane, a Brooklyn-born Orthodox Jew, founded the Jewish Defense League in the US and later set up the Israeli political party...
4 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
In his book "Values, Voice and Virtue," political scientist Matthew Goodwin discusses the concept of the "new elite" in Britain. This dominant class has captured institutions and imposes progressive cultural values on the rest of society. Goodwin arg...
4 Jun 2023 2 minute read 4 comments Vladan Lausevic
The question of "who is white?" has been fiercely debated for centuries, with many groups now considered white being excluded in the past. This debate continues today, as seen in the controversy surrounding Netflix's casting of a black actor as Cleop...
4 Jun 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Vladan Lausevic
The idea of working-class people owning their own homes has been widely promoted, but it is a complex issue with a historical context. Margaret Thatcher's "property-owning" revolution in the 1980s popularized the concept of a "property-owning democra...
4 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
The relationship between the European Union (EU) and India is polite but lacks substance. Both sides face challenges in understanding each other, despite sharing similar temperaments and sensibilities. The EU and India are complex entities that value...
4 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
Russian protestors who oppose Putin's war in Ukraine have shown great courage despite facing arrests and human rights abuses. The circumstances surrounding the war and protests are similar to the Mexican-American War of the 1840s when the United Stat...
4 Jun 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
The US House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan debt limit bill to avoid a government default. The bill received support from more Democrats than Republicans, and it will now go to the Senate for a vote before the deadline set by the US Treas...
4 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
According to a large survey, honesty and competence are the most important qualities for national politicians in Sweden. Over a period of more than 20 years, other political qualities have lost popularity. The survey, conducted in 2022 by the SOM Ins...
4 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
Until the fall of the Berlin Wall, authoritarian governments dominated the world map. Free and fair elections were considered a luxury exclusive to wealthy Western countries, with few exceptions like India. Since its independence, India had held regu...
3 Jun 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Vladan Lausevic
The head of the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, may be reappointed to his position despite concerns about his Russian nationality. Voronkov was appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in 2017 and has b...
