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Multiculturalism: Christianity (partly) to Blame?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Getting to grips with the pathologies of multiculturalism is no easy task, but here from the Wall Street Journal is retired (center-right) Dutch politician Frits Bolkenstein having a go. This, in particular, caught my eye: The other foundation of our … Continue reading →

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Go Denmark!

Posted on May 13, 2011 by David Hume

Denmark Reintroduces Border Controls: Under pressure from a growing nationalist movement, the government in Denmark on Thursday reintroduced stringent checks on its borders with Germany and Sweden, dealing a major setback to one of the European Union’s most popular and … Continue reading →

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Europe, the big five

Posted on January 15, 2011 by David Hume

The New York Times Magazine has a Europe-themed edition. I thought it would be interesting to look at the five big Western European nations in Google Data Explorer.

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It’s better in Europe (again)

Posted on October 7, 2009 by David Hume

Hendrik Hertzberg in The New Yorker, A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC SIGH: Furthermore, it’s not as if German conservatives are a bunch of crazy far-right nihilists. This is not the Republicans we’re talking about. Both the CDU and the FDP recognize the … Continue reading →

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