Category: Analysis

CHEGA leader André Ventura speaks during a debate in the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon on April 11, 2024.

Portugal’s Establishment Right Under Siege

CHEGA’s recent motion of no confidence against the incumbent government exposes the rift between the legacy centre-right and the rising populist party.

The EU Is Trapped in Its Own Maze

Will Brussels be able to acknowledge its mistakes, or will it continue clinging to a narrative that no longer holds?

Shaky Compromise Ends Ordinations Ban in French Diocese

Shaky Compromise Ends Ordinations Ban in French Diocese

Under the guise of appeasement, the war against the traditionalists continues unabated.

October 29, 2024
The UK Government’s Thoughtcrime Division

The UK Government’s Thoughtcrime Division

Britain’s Home Office has worked with the College of Policing to criminalise private thoughts and conversations.

October 28, 2024
Swedish Budget Frenzy Brings About Systemic Crisis

Swedish Budget Frenzy Brings About Systemic Crisis

Decades of budget-balancing fiscal policy have now eaten their way into so many vital systems in Swedish society that the country is at risk of a systemic implosion.

October 25, 2024
Venezuela: An Electoral Fraud

Venezuela: An Electoral Fraud

Maduro is a communist, and communists rarely give in to the demands of justice.

October 24, 2024
Free Trade, Fair Trade, and Trump’s Tariffs

Free Trade, Fair Trade, and Trump’s Tariffs

As the economic elite comes to Washington for the IMF-World Bank meetings, they cry about Trump’s idea for trade tariffs. Frankly, they have no idea what they are talking about.

October 23, 2024
Inflation Down in Most of Europe

Inflation Down in Most of Europe

Most EU countries have made impressive strides in returning to price stability. So why is Belgium going against the tide?

October 22, 2024
What To Expect from the Next EU Competition Commissioner? 

What To Expect from the Next EU Competition Commissioner? 

Teresa Ribera will need to clarify to what extent the Commission should be outlawing mergers between companies.

October 18, 2024
New Rate Cut Makes ECB Look Desperate

New Rate Cut Makes ECB Look Desperate

The ECB is on a mission to return the euro zone to low interest rates. For three reasons, I am stubbornly opposed to this.

October 18, 2024
U.S. Labor Strikes Could Cause Wage Inflation

U.S. Labor Strikes Could Cause Wage Inflation

Workers are frustrated over recent inflation, but an aggressive push for rapid wage hikes could bring inflation back, and make it stay longer.

October 16, 2024
Nobel Prize Winners Blame World Poverty on Europe

Nobel Prize Winners Blame World Poverty on Europe

The Economics Prize committee seems to pick laureates based not on scholarship, but on the committee members’ own political preferences.

October 15, 2024
European Migration Policy: Opt-Out Now!

European Migration Policy: Opt-Out Now!

Given the scale of the migratory disaster, the least the EU could do is to grant an opt-out to the states that wish to regain control over their borders.

October 14, 2024
Taxing the Rich Is a Bad Idea

Taxing the Rich Is a Bad Idea

Politicians in two European countries try to end budget deficits by taxing the rich more. As evidence shows, this is a very bad idea.

October 11, 2024