Opinion

The Greta Thunberg myth is beginning to crack

Greta Thunberg stepped into a mythological spectacle as an innocent child with moral and intellectual authority who told power the truth. When she is linked to terrorist movements and antisemitism, the myth cracks. It exposes how people let themselves be fascinated by illusion. But when Thunberg is gone, the myth will no doubt find other figures.

Trump: Iran already has a new leadership

USA and Israel have killed the two top layers of Iranian leadership. Those who have taken over are far more compliant and smarter, said Trump at a press conference laced with Trumpisms: spontaneous impulses and outbursts. Trump appears to suggest that a regime change is underway in Tehran, analogous to the course change in Venezuela. The USA took out the leader, and the rest changed course. Something similar is underway in Tehran, Trump believes.

Roger Pielke Jr. paid a high price for telling the truth

The climate panel’s abandonment of its most catastrophic climate-change scenarios marked a moral victory for climate scientist Roger Pielke Jr. But the truth about the consequences of climate change was so unwelcome that the University of Colorado effectively squeezed him out. As the climate debate became increasingly politicised, colleagues turned their backs on him.

When death is offered as a solution

Active euthanasia is often presented as the most humane response to unbearable suffering. Yet a society’s moral maturity is also measured by its ability to protect human dignity when suffering is at its greatest, dependence at its deepest, and utilitarian considerations at their most tempting.

Legitimising hatred under the pretext of Trump and MAGA is now mainstream in Norway

LO and the far left are proud of having showered American tourists with hatred in Trondheim, while Adresseavisen and the Education Association legitimise the abuse. With Trump and MAGA as a pretext, anything is permitted in the new Norwegian “democracy” — including calling people “cockroaches”. Political discrimination in the public sphere has become mainstream in Norway.

Lesbian Scottish minister bows to Islam by donning hijab in comic stunt

In a video reminiscent of a 1990s comedy sketch, Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth—a blonde, lesbian woman wearing a hijab—speaks about solidarity with “faith groups” following protests in the wake of the attempted beheading in Belfast. We prostrate ourselves before an aggressive religion while simultaneously erasing our own culture and faith, in the belief that it will devour us last. But the working class in Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom is unlikely to be impressed by such theatrical displays.

State broadcaster NRK indoctrinates children with fabricated anti-ICE propaganda

Like all other Norwegian media outlets, NRK has provided extensive and highly critical coverage of Trump’s immigration policies and ICE, the U.S. immigration enforcement agency. But a Supernytt segment from January 2026 takes this one-sided coverage to a new and troubling level. The episode is not merely a systematic smear campaign against ICE under Trump’s presidency; it is also riddled with falsehoods, half-truths and insinuations.

South Africa’s migration crisis holds a warning for Europe

Mass immigration is creating enormous problems for South Africa. Even internal migration within the country is fuelling conflict. As a result, growing numbers of South Africans are now talking about remigration. European politicians should study what is happening in South Africa if they want to understand the future that may also await us.

Russians set fire to cathedral in the Lavra Monastery complex

Russian bombs struck the cathedral that forms part of the Lavra Monastery complex during the night. The cathedral’s roof is ablaze. Four people were killed. The attack came shortly after Putin had called Trump to congratulate him on his 80th birthday. The birthday wishes are unlikely to be well received when they are followed by an attack on a monument listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Europe’s sixth-generation fighter jet project collapses; $116 billion lost

Last week, Macron announced that the joint project to develop a new European fighter aircraft must be abandoned. The companies involved have failed to work together, and $116 billion has been lost. It is a defeat for Europe that will reverberate for years to come. But where is the self-criticism?