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| | *Schmitz, Matthew (October 3, 2019). [https://catholicherald.co.uk/magazine/to-fend-off-the-likes-of-elizabeth-warren-conservatives-should-look-to-poland/ To fend off the left, conservatives should look to Poland]. ''Catholic Herald''. Retrieved October 6, 2019. | | *Schmitz, Matthew (October 3, 2019). [https://catholicherald.co.uk/magazine/to-fend-off-the-likes-of-elizabeth-warren-conservatives-should-look-to-poland/ To fend off the left, conservatives should look to Poland]. ''Catholic Herald''. Retrieved October 6, 2019. |
| | *Charlish, Alan; Ptak, Alicja (November 19, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-politics/poland-eyes-further-court-overhaul-and-a-strong-state-idUSKBN1XT1NS Poland sees bigger state role in economy, more court reforms]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 20, 2019.</ref> and less conservative positions on economic issues, including support for a [[progressive tax]], [[nationalization]] of some corporations, [[Universal Health Care|universal state-owned healthcare]], the welfare state,<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-politics/poland-ruling-party-pledges-more-welfare-spending-ahead-of-vote-idUSKCN1QC0IL Poland ruling party pledges more welfare spending ahead of vote]. ''Reuters''. February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.</ref> and the concept of "[[social justice]]". It opposes [[privatization]] which it considers to be "stealing of national property" and usually justifies increasing economic regulation as fighting potential corruption. The PiS has pushed back against the [[homosexual agenda]] in public schools and elsewhere.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (October 29, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/30478-lgbt-lobby-invades-polish-schools-gov-t-pushes-back LGBT Lobby Invades Polish Schools; Gov’t Pushes Back]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br>See also: | | *Charlish, Alan; Ptak, Alicja (November 19, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-politics/poland-eyes-further-court-overhaul-and-a-strong-state-idUSKBN1XT1NS Poland sees bigger state role in economy, more court reforms]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 20, 2019.</ref> and less conservative positions on economic issues, including support for a [[progressive tax]], [[nationalization]] of some corporations, [[Universal Health Care|universal state-owned healthcare]], the welfare state,<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-politics/poland-ruling-party-pledges-more-welfare-spending-ahead-of-vote-idUSKCN1QC0IL Poland ruling party pledges more welfare spending ahead of vote]. ''Reuters''. February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.</ref> and the concept of "[[social justice]]". It opposes [[privatization]] which it considers to be "stealing of national property" and usually justifies increasing economic regulation as fighting potential corruption. The PiS has pushed back against the [[homosexual agenda]] in public schools and elsewhere.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (October 29, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/30478-lgbt-lobby-invades-polish-schools-gov-t-pushes-back LGBT Lobby Invades Polish Schools; Gov’t Pushes Back]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.<br>See also: |
| − | *Goclowski, Marcin; Wlodarczak-Semczuk, Anna (May 21, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-election-poland/polish-towns-go-lgbt-free-ahead-of-bitter-european-election-campaign-idUSKCN1SR0YZ Polish towns go 'LGBT free' ahead of bitter European election campaign]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref> Despite the party's pro-life stance, some social conservatives have criticized it, along with other European conservatives, for not pushing hard enough for pro-life policies at the European and international levels.<ref>Gennarini, Stefano (May 24, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/european-pro-life-nationalist-parties-fall-short-on-fighting-abortion European ‘pro-life’ nationalist parties fall short on fighting abortion]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from ''C-Fam''). May 25, 2019.</ref> | + | *Goclowski, Marcin; Wlodarczak-Semczuk, Anna (May 21, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-election-poland/polish-towns-go-lgbt-free-ahead-of-bitter-european-election-campaign-idUSKCN1SR0YZ Polish towns go 'LGBT free' ahead of bitter European election campaign]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref> Despite the party's pro-life stance, some social conservatives have criticized it, along with other European conservatives, for not pushing hard enough for pro-life policies at the European and international levels.<ref>Gennarini, Stefano (May 24, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/european-pro-life-nationalist-parties-fall-short-on-fighting-abortion European ‘pro-life’ nationalist parties fall short on fighting abortion]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from ''C-Fam''). May 25, 2019.</ref> The PiS has taken pro-coal stances, but in 2019, its energy policies shifted in a more liberal direction.<ref>Kość, Wojciech (November 22, 2019). [https://www.politico.eu/article/polands-pis-tweaks-climate-policy/ Poland’s PiS tweaks climate policy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 23, 2019.</ref> |
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| | The PiS has attempted to de-communize Poland's judiciary,<ref>Thompson, Arthur R. (April 16, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/28762-title-to-come Poland's Plight]. ''The New American''. Retrieved April 16, 2018.</ref> and it believes the country's liberal faction did not go far enough in rejecting communism in the 1990s.<ref>Wlodarczak, Anna; Plucinska, Joanna (June 4, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-anniversary/legacy-of-communism-hotly-debated-in-poland-30-years-on-idUSKCN1T504I Legacy of communism hotly debated in Poland 30 years on]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved June 4, 2019.</ref> The party is critical of [[liberal]] Western culture, including the [[homosexual agenda]],<ref>Multiple references: | | The PiS has attempted to de-communize Poland's judiciary,<ref>Thompson, Arthur R. (April 16, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/28762-title-to-come Poland's Plight]. ''The New American''. Retrieved April 16, 2018.</ref> and it believes the country's liberal faction did not go far enough in rejecting communism in the 1990s.<ref>Wlodarczak, Anna; Plucinska, Joanna (June 4, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-anniversary/legacy-of-communism-hotly-debated-in-poland-30-years-on-idUSKCN1T504I Legacy of communism hotly debated in Poland 30 years on]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved June 4, 2019.</ref> The party is critical of [[liberal]] Western culture, including the [[homosexual agenda]],<ref>Multiple references: |