Category: Analysis

The Dilemma That Conservatives Ignore

If conservatives ever wish to be relevant and make any lasting difference in the real world, they need to understand the welfare state.

France, the Fiscal Train Wreck

While President Macron is busy trying to cling to power, the ECB is helping France down the path of economic self-destruction.

Kier and Kamala Share the Same Bad Tax Idea

It is wrong to separate tax liability from a taxpayer’s ability to pay the tax. Yet Kier Starmer and Kamala Harris are both champions of doing just that.

Inflation Strikes Back

The European Central Bank has cut interest rates again, and the Federal Reserve may follow. With inflation rising in both regions, these rate cuts must stop.

How Did the French End Up Here?

The national Right’s censure of Barnier’s budget is not an irresponsible whim. It is the logical sanction of a bankrupt policy obstinately pursued by corrupt ruling elites for 50 years.

Kamala Harris and Her Hollow Opportunity Economy

Kamala Harris and Her Hollow Opportunity Economy

A closer look at Kamala Harris’s economic policies reveals nothing but a pile of stale Marxist economic leftovers.

September 24, 2024
Capitalism and Free Trade: Why We Can’t Have Both

Capitalism and Free Trade: Why We Can’t Have Both

National conservatives recognize national values. We recognize the limitations of capitalism and the free market. Economic trade is a national resource, but that is all it is.

September 21, 2024
The Real Reason for the Fed’s Big Rate Cut

The Real Reason for the Fed’s Big Rate Cut

The Federal Reserve’s motive was more dramatic than the media will tell us. They basically had no choice but to ‘go big.’

September 19, 2024
EU Economy: Sink or Swim

EU Economy: Sink or Swim

While Europe as a whole is in economic stagnation, some countries are bright spots that defy that trend.

September 17, 2024
To Help Ukraine, Talk to Russia

To Help Ukraine, Talk to Russia

Viktor Orbán’s peace crusade must be supported—for the sake of Ukraine, Europe, and the world.

September 13, 2024
Bad Idea: ECB Cuts Interest Rates

Bad Idea: ECB Cuts Interest Rates

Central banks returning us to very low interest rates could encourage more government debt, risking another inflation episode.

September 13, 2024
Is the Rassemblement National the New French Kingmaker?

Is the Rassemblement National the New French Kingmaker?

The final objective must remain the departure of Emmanuel Macron.

September 12, 2024
Clueless Politicians Fuel Europe-Wide Rebellion

Clueless Politicians Fuel Europe-Wide Rebellion

Leftists should stop the name-calling and work with the right-wing to focus on real-life issues.

September 12, 2024
Deradicalizing Gaza Before ‘the Day After’

Deradicalizing Gaza Before ‘the Day After’

Deradicalization begins as civilians are persuaded of the futility and costliness of the aims of those who rule them.

September 10, 2024
Interest Rate Cuts: Be Careful What You Wish For

Interest Rate Cuts: Be Careful What You Wish For

There is a significant risk that the emerging trend of lower interest rates will put us right back where we started just before the recent inflation episode.

September 6, 2024
China’s Strategic Mistake in Venezuela 

China’s Strategic Mistake in Venezuela 

China supports Maduro so it can recover the multimillion-dollar investments it made in Venezuela. But the Chinese Fund only served to swell the pockets of corrupt officials.

September 5, 2024
Dear Giorgia Meloni: Your Numbers Don’t Add Up

Dear Giorgia Meloni: Your Numbers Don’t Add Up

The Italian prime minister recently bragged about how her government has improved the country’s economy. As it turns out, all her numbers are wrong or misleading.

September 4, 2024