Editorials

The media cannot destroy Americans’ love for their country

We have beer, we have friends, it doesn’t get any better than this, says a young man to me. The Americans in Melbourne, Florida, are full of pride, joy and patriotism in connection with the country’s 250th anniversary. But even on 4 July 2026, this important day for Americans, Norwegian media take anti-America criticism to new heights. Nevertheless, everyone I met had only good things to say about their country, and about Norway. Go Haaland! Go Norway!

The ideas of the American Revolution remain of decisive importance

The American Declaration of Independence states this explicitly: the state exists to safeguard man’s liberty and security, not the other way round. The people have the right to overthrow a government that fails to fulfil these duties. All of it is rooted in the Christian faith. Now it is as though we are returning to the pre-Christian era. Our democratic leaders no longer take the liberty, security and happiness of their citizens as their point of departure.

What America can teach Europeans

To understand what the USA is, we must first understand ourselves. But Western Europe is unable to understand the patriots’ USA. They have become socialists and hate the freedom-loving USA, which was founded on the opposite of socialism: individualism and “One Nation under God”. In modern times the contradictions in the West have never been greater.

Changed upbringing conditions for boys are making the modern man helpless

This is a text on a theme I have long been pondering. It is a difficult but important theme that tells us something essential about societal development and the modern man. It is a good text. I found it by chance on YouTube, though little is by chance there. The algorithms find what they think you will like. And sometimes they actually find gold.

Parallel societies continue into death: Muslims do not want to be buried next to “dirty” Christians

Burial practices have become a topic of contention after immigrant Muslims have demanded that their dead should not be buried next to non-Muslims. The background is an Islamic understanding of non-Muslims as unclean, even in eternity.

The drone war changes not only the war, but also the people

Kyiv Independent follows a drone team on the front line in the east. It is a window into a reality everyone should know. This is the new war: The slaughter bench from the First World War is back. The soldiers are defenceless when they are discovered. It happens even inside dense forest. The drones find them.

Document’s consumer tips for buying a car

Slowly but surely the mainstream media are beginning to express some reservations about “the transition to electric cars” which is presented as a kind of natural law – while the exact opposite is happening in the rest of Europe and the USA: Sales of electric cars are falling. After history’s biggest buying spree for new cars (to save the environment from overconsumption), Norwegians too are beginning to worry a little about surprises and costs associated with car ownership, exactly as they have been warned about.

Shada Case: Norwegian state broadcaster wishfully claims prostitution theory debunked

Norway’s state broadcaster NRK freely makes things up when they come with false claims about the Shada case, with what appears to be the aim of establishing a factual basis and a final conclusion that does not exist. The deficient journalism about the case is now being attempted to be used as if it were a NOU or a professional report from an independent investigation commission.

Our fear of exclusion is killing children

After yet another high-profile child murder, the question must once again be asked: How many warning signs can be ignored before someone is held accountable? The case of Preston Davey exposes a system in which the fear of being perceived as intolerant appears to outweigh the willingness to protect vulnerable children.

Can Trump negotiate peace with Iran?

Norwegian media have been vying with one another to declare Trump the big loser in the Iran war. In VG we are told that “The agreement between the USA and Iran is a political fiasco.” TV2’s “expert” claims the agreement is a catastrophe for Israel and that “…Tehran has emerged victorious from the war, while Israel is the big loser.” NRK states outright that Trump has capitulated. Norwegian media are living in their own world.