Archive - Pox Populi

They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To

Oct 31 •

In 1492, Columbus Sailed the Ocean Jew

October 12 is Spain’s national holiday, La Fiesta Nacional de España, also more commonly known as Día de la Hispanidad. The date coincides with…

Oct 14 •

The Pint Glass Half Empty

The last time I was in Ireland, a little under a year ago now, I made it a point to avoid Dublin.

Oct 3 •

September 2024

They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To

This is the first in a series of film reviews wherein I’ll be looking at works of cinema that were made when subversion—whether of expectations, morals…

Sep 16 •

August 2024

Friends Stab You in the Front

The same boring drama has been playing out on the political stage for decades: the progressive, liberal left already gets everything it wants, yet it…

Aug 25 •

Let's Party Like It's 1789!

Another day, another article written in response to an act of desecration and vandalism perpetrated by those who seek to spoil whatever is left of that…

Aug 1 •

July 2024

Euro 2024: The Football Tournament That Wasn't

‘‘Meanwhile the other nations, once more divided […] will be constrained to fight to the point of complete physical, moral, spiritual, and economical…

Jul 19 •

June 2024

EU Elections Round-Up

The European Union Parliament elections have come and gone.

Jun 12 •

May 2024

The hit song for summer 2024 is here, and who could have guessed that it would come not from the contemporary assortment of scantily-clad bimbos and…

May 29 •

Eternal City Blues

Last week, for the first time in too long a time, I found myself again in Rome.

May 26 •

A new trend has emerged in the country where I live.

May 12 •

April 2024

Get To Know Your Friendly Neighbourhood Habsburg

Unless you’re one of those people who reads the gossipy autobiographies of the British royal family, chances are it’s not often that you hold in your…

Apr 27 •

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