politics

  In recent decades, the G20, together with the OECD, has sought to establish global regulatory frameworks aimed at managing the economy, expanding reporting and surveillance obligations, and tightening control over the population. Much of this effort has focused on extracting as much tax revenue as possible from businesses and individuals, while weaving a tight […]

  All industrialized countries are running high deficits. In Europe, the situation is particularly striking: France has a deficit exceeding 6 percent, and no solution seems politically acceptable. Germany is in full stagnation: its manufacturing base is crumbling, its infrastructure decaying and energy costs have become ruinous. The deficit remains high, while taxes on businesses […]

  Originating from our “Publish with Us” section, this essay continues our tradition of inviting thinkers and authors to contribute perspectives rooted in the intellectual legacy of the Austrian School of Economics — where individual insight, critical reflection, and open dialogue meet. Introduction It has grown fashionable to hold liberalism and its kindred ideologies in […]

  Geographically, Europe is a peninsula at the western end of the vast Eurasian landmass. It is also part of the Atlantic region, where easy shipping across the ocean has fostered connections between Europe and America. Thus, the old continent is closely linked to both East and West. Its close neighbor to the south, Africa, […]

  In Germany, during Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure, we witnessed a strategic shift of the Christian Democrats towards socialism to capture voters from the left. Ms. Merkel masterfully marketed her politics of stagnation as stability. The result was steady decline, culminating in the dysfunctional coalition between the Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals. Infrastructure is now […]