Editorials

How do you destroy a civilization? With demoralisation and self-contempt

The KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov once explained how other countries can be undermined through demoralisation. Now we are here. A culture that no longer believes in itself can easily be colonised. The others don’t need any Trojan horses — everyone can see that we are building them ourselves. We are now smashing at breakneck speed a civilisation that took millennia to develop.

Prominent Labour politician honoured despite NOK 1.3 billion cost to taxpayers

Grete Faremo abruptly resigned from her senior UN position after financial waste and abuse of power. While her deputy is to be extradited to the FBI for fraud, money laundering and bribery, she herself slipped under the radar, shielded by the Labour Party. Last year she reappeared to combat abuse of power, yet downplays her own role in what is called the biggest UN scandal of all time.

Now they’re going after Pete Hegseth

The attacks on Pete Hegseth, JD Vance and Trump are so ferocious that assassination now seems like a logical conclusion. Parts of the American left want to see blood. Character assassination is just the beginning. Aftenposten and NTB-Kruhaug mock Hegseth’s Christian faith and brand him an extremist because Trump wants to restore America as “One Nation under God.” That is blasphemy to those who prefer Islam.

We need to talk about the far left

In Norway, the communist Red Youth is the main flag-bearer for extreme far-left ideology. In Britain, it’s The Green Party. Kate Nevens wants no prisons in Scotland. In May, she is standing as a candidate for the Greens. We need to stop laughing at their crazy ideas — because this is deadly serious.

Sánchez’s mass amnesty: Pressure on Spain’s borders surges dramatically

Since the start of 2026, Ceuta has become Spain’s largest gateway for illegal migration. Young men climb over or swim around the border fence to reach Spanish territory. The enclave is overwhelmed, and migrants are quickly moved to mainland Spain. Once there, they post glamorous videos on social media that encourage and inspire others to make the same journey.

Mosque leader who claimed 1 in 3 Norwegians share Breivik’s views to speak at Father of the Constitution’s grave

Zamran Ahmad Butt from the Islamic Cultural Centre mosque will speak at Christian Magnus Falsen’s grave in Oslo on May 17. Falsen is regarded as the Father of the Norwegian Constitution. Butt has claimed that “every third Norwegian shares Breivik’s Islamophobic mindset.” He was also the main speaker at a recent anti-Islamophobia event organised in cooperation with Islamic Relief — an organisation that is banned in several countries.

Gulliver against the Lilliputians

The left and the media have fantasised about Trump’s death ever since he took office. Four assassination attempts have not made them reconsider. They do not count the dead on the right. Who remembers James T. Hodgkinson, who in June 2017 fired 60 rounds at Republican representatives on a baseball field in Virginia? Steve Scalise was seriously wounded. He was also present at the Hilton Hotel on Saturday evening.

Social media: The Government has no idea what it is embarking upon

The Støre Government seeks to be top of the EU class and proposes a 16-year age limit on social media. It is out of sync with the times. Støre will present it as “security”, but risks turning youth against him. A 12-year limit would be different; by 13, teenagers are asserting themselves and will not accept waiting until 16.

Why is it being concealed that two gay men are charged with killing 13-month-old Preston?

They could tell you about the killing, the injuries, and the grave abuses. But VG would not tell you who stands charged with having killed a 13-month-old baby whom they had adopted.

When the Labour Party is confronted with the Epstein case and reality

State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik (Labour Party), presents a glossy picture of Norwegian foreign policy in Aftenposten. There is no reason for that. The “peace diplomacy” was intended to strengthen Norway’s reputation, but achieved the opposite. If I were in his shoes, I would engage in self-examination and tread more quietly until the Epstein investigation has been completed.