“Swindled” Italian bank customers STILL waiting

Argentina can’t shake decades of misgovernment

                    The election of Mauricio Macri as Argentine president in 2015 was widely viewed as an encouraging development for Argentina and South America generally, as he promised to restore fiscal responsibility, rein in government spending and revive the country’s economic fortunes. But Macri’s administration has encountered […]

Hold Russian officials responsible for political prisoners

Between Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Crimea and Ukraine, the attempted assassinations of former Russian spies on British soil, and Russia’s control of a large proportion of Europe’s energy supply, Russia provides Western liberals plenty of reasons to be concerned. But they must be careful not to neglect an important group of victims of authoritarian repression: […]

School reopenings didn’t cause COVID spike in Germany

Courtesy of IZA   School closures have been among the most common non-pharmaceutical interventions to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus. According to UNESCO estimates over 60% of the world’s student population have been affected. Experts estimate the economic and social costs of school closures to reach up to US$ 15 trillion of […]