By Iain Murray and Johan Norberg “National conservatism” is the flavor of the month, it seems. Recent European elections have seen parties that espouse big government and nationalism gain ground in both Poland and Germany – and the Polish government has duly announced a bigger role for the state in the economy. In the […]
Colombia may be the home of magic realism as a literary movement, but Argentina seems to be the home of magical thinking as a governing philosophy. The latest trend in magical wish fulfillment has Argentines looking across the Atlantic Ocean to Portugal, which supposedly […]
The European Economic Advisory Group is preparing the release of its latest forward-looking report, and it’s not exactly striking a cheery tone with the subtitle, “A Fragmenting Europe In a Changing World.” In fact, considering the other trends outlined in the report, a fragmenting EU may be the least of our worries.