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Germany’s Perfect Storm of Social Decline

Sven R. Larson June 24, 2026

Everyday life has become a pressure cooker. The question is when that pressure cooker is going to blow up, and what forms that explosion will take.

Liberal Democracy Is Crumbling on All Fronts

Sven R. Larson June 2, 2026

A proposed elder care reform in Germany becomes a stark symbol for the end of the European model. As comfortable middle-class life becomes unattainable, economic stability and political tranquility wither away.

American Economy Leaves Europe Behind

Sven R. Larson May 12, 2026

Recent discussions have tried to explain a transatlantic difference that has been growing for decades.

Finland Wakes Up With a Fiscal Hangover

Sven R. Larson February 28, 2026

Pressured by the EU on excessive budget deficits, Helsinki needs to rethink the very purpose of its government.

More Economic Stagnation, More Political Ailment

Sven R. Larson February 17, 2026

Half of all EU states are below 1% GDP growth with no improvement in sight.

Are Europe’s Conservatives Ready To Do Ideological Battle?

Sven R. Larson February 13, 2026

Almost 40 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we see the first big crack in the ‘democratic’ version of socialism, giving conservatives a historic opportunity to make Europe great again.

A Conservative Welfare State for a People with a Long Memory

Alexandros Dolgov February 7, 2026

Any conservative system of welfare should focus on continuity and cultural transmission, and be conceived primarily as a reward for responsibility.

SPD’s Solution to Economic Crisis: More Migrants, Tax the Rich

Christina Holmgren-Larson January 10, 2026

Cracks are widening in Merz’s coalition as Social Democrats push for more immigration while the CSU calls for increased deportations.

Germany: Europe’s Growth Engine or Basket Case?

Sven R. Larson January 10, 2026

Here are three ideas that could put Europe’s largest economy back on track again.

The Eco-Socialist Dream Is Going to End Ugly

Thomas Kolbe December 12, 2025

No system limits political power more effectively than the free market. Policymakers in Brussels, Berlin, Paris, and London know this—which is why its defenders are systematically ridiculed.

Tag: welfare state

Germany’s Perfect Storm of Social Decline

Liberal Democracy Is Crumbling on All Fronts

American Economy Leaves Europe Behind

Finland Wakes Up With a Fiscal Hangover

More Economic Stagnation, More Political Ailment

Are Europe’s Conservatives Ready To Do Ideological Battle?

A Conservative Welfare State for a People with a Long Memory

SPD’s Solution to Economic Crisis: More Migrants, Tax the Rich

Germany: Europe’s Growth Engine or Basket Case?

The Eco-Socialist Dream Is Going to End Ugly

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