Liberalism in America

Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn's article Liberalism in America has just been republished.

Via John Beeler and Joshua Snyder.

Constitutional Monarchy

A few curiosities.

This page seems to believe that Liechtenstein is a figurehead monarchy.

And there's this memo in the Council of Europe, which BTW is not the European Council, from half a decade ago – in connection with the constitutional amendments in the Principality of Liechtenstein.

The memo states towards the end:

It would not only prevent the further development of constitutional practice in Liechtenstein towards a fully-fledged constitutional monarchy as in other European countries, but even constitute a serious step backward.

The memo apparently does not only know the meaning of backward, but also that constitutional monarchy is just a synonymous term for let-the-politicos-do-as-they-please monarchy.

The memo also states:

[T]here is no generally accepted standard of democracy[...]

Yes? But there is of constitutional monarchy?

Fully-fledged constitutional monarchy? My my, what kind of education do they have at the Council of Europe?

Royal Arrival Celebrations

Radical Royalist blogs about the 200^th anniversary of the Royal Court of Portugal in Rio de Janeiro.

Sark Again

Not too long ago, the Times reported on the recent tragedy of Sark.

Hans-Adam II Says

I came across this interview from just about an Olympiad ago. His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein says:

I can only say there are many people who would love to move to Liechtenstein, but unfortunately we are much too small to take them all.

And:

If you look at human history world-wide you see that throughout human history usually monarchies dominated as the form of government and not republics. There have been of course republican periods but they were usually shorter. As an historian one has to ask oneself of course why this is the case. Monarchies can apparently offer some advantages which republics cannot. Probably it has to do with the fact that a monarchy usually offers more political stability over longer periods of time and that the monarch has the tendency to think in generations and not about winning the next elections. I think the combination which we have here in Liechtenstein with a strong monarch, a direct democracy which goes further even than in Switzerland and political decentralization which gives our communities a lot of autonomy could be a model for future monarchies. For a little bit less than a hundred years we have lived now in a republican age, which is not very long if you look at human history, and I think sooner or later monarchies will come back.

Rio, the Capital of Portugal

Two centuries ago today, the Royal Court of Portugal landed in the Brazilian colonial capital, Rio de Janeiro, after having fled Napoleon. Rio de Janeiro became the capital of Portugal.

Elsewhere: Brazzil Magazine

February Revolution

91 years ago today, the February Revolution broke out. See here also.

Poll Results: Worst President of those United States

The results for the poll, asking which of [the alternatives] was the worst President of those United States, ending at midnight between February and March are as follows:

Total votes: 114.

• Abraham Lincoln: 50 (43 %)
• Woodrow Wilson: 42 (36 %)
• Andrew Jackson: 10 (8 %)
• Ulysses S. Grant: 8 (7 %)
• Theodore Roosevelt: 1 (0 %)
• George Washington: 1 (0 %)
• Thomas Jefferson: 1 (0 %)
• Thomas Jefferson: 1 (0 %)

A new poll will be up shortly.

European Integration Must Go!

The German Cabinet Secretary of the Interior, Wolfgang Schaueble, tells us why:

[T]ax havens are not compatible with European integration.

Erbprinz Alois

Reuters profiles the Regent of Liechtenstein.

Go Home!

Liechtensteiners tell Attac protesters to go home. So AFP reports.

Complete Silence?

Some Spaniards don't like the King asking questions. So the Sunday Telegraph reports.