Editorials

A dangerous general

Former Chief of Defence Sverre Diesen, who helped decimate Norway’s Armed Forces, points to the United States and Trump as a security problem and argues that peaceful coexistence with Russia is impossible. It is time to settle accounts with old generals. They live in a world that has never existed. They are probably far more dangerous to Norwegian security than the Russians. A weak Europe is dangerous, and the United States has understood that.

Imprisoned for what you might say: Social media speech and prior restraint

The Supreme Court has issued several rulings that restrict freedom of expression online. Pre-trial detention is even being used as a form of prior censorship to prevent statements from being made at all. This is an entirely new legal practice, and it was recently applied in Hålogaland District Court, where a man was placed in two weeks of pre-trial detention specifically to stop him from expressing himself. He was due to appear in another case anyway.

Without justice, even love for one’s neighbor can turn evil

Policies driven by noble impulses are often spared accountability even for fatal consequences. Yet not even love of neighbour is an unconditional moral law, and in the absence of justice it, too, can become harmful. Contemporary policies on immigration, crime and anti-discrimination demonstrate this. One must have a sacred point of departure in order to know where one stands in the moral landscape, but that foundation is steadily crumbling away.

No special treatment for Norwegian Crown Princess and her son — That privilege is reserved for terrorists

“No special treatment for the royal family,” they say. And that is right — especially in the case of Marius, who has committed a serious crime.
But why does the exact opposite principle apply to terrorists and Islamists in Norway? Had Marius’s name been Ubaydullah, Mohammed, Arfan, Mullah, Souhaila or Aisha, there is no doubt he would have been released to visit his mother.

JD Vance and Elon Musk tear into Starmer’s Britain over Henry Nowak

JD Vance and Elon Musk are bringing out the heavy artillery in their description of Henry Nowak’s treatment. They don’t even need a megaphone. Keir Starmer’s government has landed in a full-blown PR disaster, but instead of acknowledging it, they’re attacking the critics.

The fight over the narrative in the Shada case

Norwegian tabloid VG and biased ‘fact-checker’ Faktisk.no have decided to cover the Shada case — seven years after the Palestinian girl died. Through their article series, VG aims to clarify and finally close the case. “Now Shada must be allowed to rest in peace.”
Their story is not about a mysterious suicide that may have been a murder, but about conspiracy theories.
The question is: Is it VG or Vinsrygg who is constructing a narrative that leads us away from the truth?

NGOs receive more than every fifth Norwegian foreign aid Krone

A total of 532 non-governmental organizations — the majority of them foreign — shared 12.2 billion kroner in Norwegian foreign aid. As a result, Norwegian and foreign NGOs swallowed more than every fifth aid krone. Funding to these organizations has increased by 34 percent under the Støre government. One of the big winners is the World Economic Forum.

Henry Nowak murder awakens Britain – but elites still don’t get it

The murder of Henry Nowak could have been a unifying turning point for Britain. Instead, the elites blame the right for polarization. They forget they once called the far more violent Black Lives Matter riots “mostly peaceful.” British society remains divided — one set of rules for whites, another for ethnic minorities. The rift deepens, and it may have to get worse before any real change comes.

Foreign aid increased to over 10,000 NOK per Norwegian

Norway’s total foreign aid in 2025 reached 58.9 billion kroner, an increase of 5.8 percent from the previous year. With a population of 5.6 million, this means Norwegian aid distributed around the world exceeded the historic milestone of 10,000 kroner per inhabitant.
A family with small children can therefore know that they contributed — directly or indirectly — more than 40,000 kroner in foreign aid last year. Every fifth krone went to Ukraine.

Wind power economic scandal revealed, but Norway’s parliament doubles down

Both the Storting (Norwegian Parliament), the government, and the major power companies are stubbornly clinging to their faith in wind power as an economic bonanza and the solution to both the energy crisis and the climate crisis. It’s as if 40 years of negative results, red ink, growing power shortages, negative data, and clear warnings simply do not exist. Are they all blind to the facts, or are they being paid to turn a blind eye?