Editorials

We are created in God’s image. Let us look at it from time to time

The historical Jesus teaches that it is costly to contend for what is true and right. The work is never finished and is bound up with suffering, death and betrayal: many will turn their backs if one stands against the apparatus of power. But we have not come into this world to leave it gently used. If we do so, we lose ourselves as well.

Iran pushes neighbours into the arms of the US and Israel

Iran’s attacks on its neighbors are pushing them straight into the arms of both the US and Israel. This achieves the exact opposite of what Iran wanted: instead of turning against America, the neighboring countries are moving closer to it.
NRK tries to portray the war as unpopular in the region, but that’s not true. Saudi Arabia recently allowed the US to use an airbase where American forces have not operated since the Gulf War.

Norway’s hidden gift to Putin: Billions to the ‘Axis of Evil’ while we ‘support’ Ukraine

Since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, Norway has doubled its aid to Vladimir Putin’s closest military and strategic allies. Never before have they received as much funding from Norway’s aid budget as under Jonas Gahr Støre and Espen Barth Eide.
While the Støre government strikes heroic poses for Ukraine in speeches, Norwegian money continues to flow into the pockets of Putin’s closest partners. Is this naivety, ideology — or outright hypocrisy? Norwegian taxpayers and voters deserve an answer.

Is the Labour Party evil?

There’s a clear thread running through the government’s crisis management that I think people are finally starting to notice: for the Labour Party, no crisis is serious enough to justify easing taxes and duties. The policy is plain: an already immensely wealthy state is set on draining the public of their savings and purchasing power.

Iran after the regime: without a plan, chaos awaits

After 47 years of a regime that has controlled every single institution in Iran, the decisive moment will not be when it falls – but what fills the vacuum afterwards. It is not enough to abolish a regime. A revolution must also be managed further, and a state must be sustained in its most vulnerable moment.

NRK asks its TV viewers to save the world

This year’s flagship Norwegian TV charity appeal on 18 October is for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). NRK viewers face extra pressure because its major donor USAID has been axed, leaving a huge hole that the Norwegian state will almost certainly have to fill. The funds will go to Gaza and other projects in the Middle East and Africa. NRC already receives the lion’s share of Norway’s aid budget. Secretary General Jan Egeland — who worked closely with Terje Rød-Larsen in the 1990s — has kept a notably low profile since the Epstein revelations.

Aid: Brazilian socialists are costing Norway a fortune

When the left is in power in Brazil, Norwegian aid to Brazil skyrockets. When the conservatives take over, the aid plummets. Norad explains the Brazil aid by citing the need to preserve the rainforest. If you believe that, it looks like the rainforest is especially at risk and in need of a lot of aid precisely when the socialists are governing. With a conservative president in Brazil, Norwegian aid money has been channeled to the Maduro regime in Venezuela.

Tales of Everyday Madness from the Western Front

I hope I am wrong, but if I were to venture a guess as to what awaits us, it would be a mixture of green ideology and sharia, dominated by the Chinese economy.

Imam at formerly conservative seminary promotes terror-designated organisation

An imam employed at the former Menighetsfakultet ((seminary founded as a bastion of classical Christianity)), Zeshan Ullah Qureshi, promotes Islamic Relief—an organization linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and increasingly banned or stripped of funding in multiple countries. In Norway, Document confronted Islamic Relief over alleged terror sympathies back in 2020. In Sweden, the group was completely defunded in January 2026, after receiving more than one billion kroner from Swedish taxpayers over the past decade.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit put to the test

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway faced a tough grilling in her NRK interview about her links to Jeffrey Epstein. She stumbled early—admitting she Googled him and the findings “didn’t look good”—but rallied, projecting royal poise. Crown Prince Haakon sealed it: “I can’t do this without her. To carry out the job—or project—she has to be at my side.” By the circumstances, she passed.