Portuguese Establishment Media Are Collapsing Like Dominoes
By Miguel Nunes Silva In The European Conservative *** It is an odd turn of events for all those who remember the TEDTalks of the 2000s on the future of media to observe the topic disappear from public light just as the issue of ‘fake news’ reaches stratospheric levels of polemics. The revelation of the […]
Message from the U.S.: Sovereignty Lives—If You Have the Guts To Claim It
By Miguel Nunes Silva In The European Conservative *** In November 11, Lisbon’s Trezeno Institute hosted a conference on “Transatlantic Conservatism in the Age of Trump,” featuring Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts as keynote speaker. The event drew leading Portuguese national-conservative intellectuals, activists, and think tanks, along with the Hungarian ambassador. Speaking in Portugal’s Palace […]
Portugal’s Transgender Agenda Leaves Parents Fighting an Uphill Battle
By Miguel Nunes Silva In The European Conservative *** The horrendous phenomenon of gender ideology in public schools is not exclusive to the Anglosphere, and the social epidemic of sex changes and its inhumane consequences do not seem to perturb the Portuguese government, be it the Socialist Party (PS) or the Social Democratic Party (PSD) […]
Corruption Tints Red
By Miguel Nunes Silva In The European Conservative *** “Politicians are all the same” is a maxim one hears on a regular basis. It usually translates into the recurring problem of empty promises and demagoguery but in its acute form, it means corruption. Corruption scandals are ubiquitous to every political system, be it a democracy […]
A New Portuguese Conservatism : An Interview with the founders of the Trezeno Institute
A edição de Setembro/Outono da revista The European Conservative é dedicada ao conservadorismo português e conta com uma entrevista aos nossos fundadores Miguel Nunes Silva e Luís Galego Pinto. Um grande obrigado a Alvino-Mario Fantini pela imensa honra que nos prestou! Não percam já nas bancas das livrarias Bertrand Livreiros ou no site https://europeanconservative.com/the-magazine/
José da Gama e Castro: Forefather of Portuguese Conservatism
A edição de Setembro/Outono 2025 da revista The European Conservative é dedicada ao conservadorismo português e conta um artigo sobre o ideólogo miguelista José da Gama e Castro, da autoria de Jóni Coelho e Miguel Nunes Silva. Não percam já nas bancas das livrarias Bertrand Livreiros ou no site https://europeanconservative.com/the-magazine/
Portuguese Left in Freefall After Chega’s Electoral Surge
By Miguel Nunes Silva In The European Conservative *** Following last month’s national election which resulted in populist-right Chega surpassing the Socialist Party to become the second-largest political force in the country, Portugal’s Left has entered a spiral of despair and upheaval. Socialist Ana Gomes, a former MEP, has declared she is in the process of “preparing […]
Portuguese PM Scores Own Goal in No-Confidence Saga
By Miguel Nunes Silva In The European Conservative *** In a 142-88 vote with no abstentions, opposition lawmakers ousted the Portuguese administration after only 11 months in office. After Portugal’s third largest party CHEGA! and the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) both presented votes of no confidence against the ‘centre-right’ government of PM Luís Montenegro in the past […]
Portugal’s Establishment Right Under Siege
By Miguel Nunes Silva In The European Conservative *** On Sunday 16th, Portugal’s third largest party CHEGA! [PfE]—currently at around 20% in the polls— announced that it would present a vote of no confidence against the ‘centre-right’ government of PM Luís Montenegro, who narrowly won a slight plurality in last year’s national election. In 2024, […]
Boy King, Deep State
By Miguel Nunes Silva In The European Conservative *** “Let life be short, else shame will be too long” Shakespeare, Henry V Fate has its ironies. The successor to the larger-than-life Henry VIII would end up being his infant son Edward VI, who would only rule for six years. While not as seminal as […]
