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Glenn Taylor
September 29, 2026
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Glenn Taylor
September 29, 2026
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Writing in The European Conservative, Íris Erlingsdóttir explains why Iceland recently rejected an invitation to discuss joining the European Union. “Why not look? Why not listen?” she asks. “Icelanders’ answer was a resounding Nei.” With an 82 percent turnout, the frosty island nation of 400,000 people voted 52.8 percent against even talking about hooking up with the EU’s 450 million. Among the reasons was protecting the country’s hard-won 200-nautical-mile fishing limit for its vital cod fishery. For more on the sanctity of borders, see this C2C article.

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