
The Welfare State Germany Can’t Pay For
A large majority rejects the socialist welfare state as unaffordable. This is a golden opportunity to turn Germany in a more conservative, more prosperous direction.

A large majority rejects the socialist welfare state as unaffordable. This is a golden opportunity to turn Germany in a more conservative, more prosperous direction.

With most of the continent’s economies trapped between stagnation and decline, it is time to revive the forces that once made the West the greatest prosperity machine in history.

The GDI calls itself “independent”—but if it depends on funding from governments and public institutions like the European Commission, what kind of independence is that?

A ‘yes’ vote by a majority of the electorate would increase the transparency, independence, and accountability in the evaluation of magistrates.

The political offensive aimed at bringing down Le Pen is a powerful argument against the corruption of the system and its determination to prevent the Right from coming to power.

Benefits concentrated in a few industrial sectors contrast with dispersed costs borne by farmers, SMEs, and European consumers.

Parisian mayoral candidate Sarah Knafo lights a pathway to reclaim the continent through its major cities.

Between civic nationalism and ethnonationalism lies a third idea: ethnocultural nationalism, which does not define belonging by contracts or blood alone.

No matter how we turn and twist the numbers, it is hard to see how Europe’s struggling industries will gain anything from this new trade agreement.

In Strasbourg, the European Parliament committed an almost subversive act: it did its job.
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