The European Immigration Crisis
A Question of Identity

Few EU nations have resisted refugee resettlement more than Slovakia. To understand why, you have to go deeper than boilerplate about “xenophobia.”

BAYREUTH JOURNAL III
Who Are You Gonna Believe, the Music or Your Lyin’ Eyes?

In Tristan und Isolde at Bayreuth, a tale of love versus society is undermined by the director.

Bayreuth Journal II
A Cycle of Violence

Wagner charts the ages of man in Bayreuth’s production of The Valkyrie.

Bayreuth Journal
Fools’ Gold

A “trashy and incoherent” Ring Cycle provides insight into why Americans find the European arts scene so often bizarre.

Salzburger Festspiele 2016: Konzert de Wiener Philharmoniker mit Daniel Harding (Dirigent),
Salzburg Journal
The State of Europe’s Union Is Bleak

At the Salzburg Festival, two of Europe’s most respected artists make a shocking pronouncement.

After the Coup
Erdogan I, Ruler of ALL the Turks

Turkish government inciting action against Gulenists across the Turkish European diaspora.

The European Migration Crisis
It’s Time for “Farewell Culture,” German Politicians Say after Terror Attacks

As terror grows, so too do calls for deportations.

The European Immigration Crisis
EU Approves New Border and Coast Guard Agency

The measure will help with the immigration crisis, but it’s time to do more—plus, how the U.S. can help.

Orban vs the EU
Hungary to Hold Referendum on Migrants in Fall

October vote could trigger next intra-EU crisis.

We Want Out
Brexit and the Immigration Question

More than anything else, Brexit is a sign that both British and EU leaders have lost the benefit of the doubt.

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