“Goodbye freedom, democracy and the rule of law” By HSH Prince Michael of Liechtenstein, courtesy of ECAEF and GIS By declaring a state of climate emergency, the European Parliament opened the door to excessive measures that could ultimately violate individual freedoms and erode democracy in the European Union. The climate debate has become […]
By Rebecca Christie, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute Suddenly central banks are in the middle of the climate-policy debate and it always seems to zoom in on one question: Should they stop buying “brown” bonds? Either yes, and the traditional inflation-fighting mandate goes out the window, or no and the central bank is leaving […]
Psychologists and marijuana researchers Carl L. Hart and Charles Ksir assail writer Alex Berenson in The Guardian for his making alarmist claims about cannabis. In a new book and accompanying op-ed in the NY Times, Berenson claims legalizing cannabis has led to an increase in murders and violent crime in the US. Hart and Ksir […]