The Greens have crashed brutally in the European elections. In Germany, their share of the vote has almost halved and in France, at 5 per cent, it has even fallen to almost a third of the 2019 figure. Anyone who believes that this is the end of the previous type of commitment to climate policy in Europe is right; …
You can’t be radical enough if you are only liberal or libertarian. In a society that shies away from any kind of radicalism, radical liberalism is at least secretly admired. Argentina’s new president, who many in his country call the “madman”, …
It is an extraordinary privilege that at the turn of the year in Germany, the head of government is given the opportunity to address citizens directly via the public media at a time when they are particularly receptive. This speech gives the Federal Chancellor the opportunity to review the past year with all its upheavals, …
Sometimes a very simple statement can tell you abruptly how a society lies to itself in order to avoid unpleasant contexts. So it is with inflation – and so it is with unemployment. One year of high price increases, usually called “inflation”, …
