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Britain’s leadership crisis is a symptom, not the disease
Andy Burnham’s rise to Downing Street No. 10 may buy the Labour Party time. But Britain’s political crisis runs far deeper than personalities, campaign skills or messaging strategies. The question…
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Putin’s Doomed Adversaries
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Did Prigozhin fake his own death? I would have had I been in his shoes. But…
Should EU Choose Anarchy as an Organizing Principle?
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The recent spate of fraud and corruption scandals in the EU’s institutions signals the end of…
Pseudoscientists are “being rewarded for fearmongering”
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) What if you were told, on good authority, that drinking a glass of diet Cola is…
Education in the EU Should Remain a Public Good
Contrary to common misconceptions, public goods are not "goods provided by the public" (read: by the government). Public goods are…
The Future of Oil Prices
In some countries, prices are fixed entirely by market forces, supply, and demand, usually through specialized exchanges (e.g., the Rotterdam…
China’s Ponzi Scheme Economy
The Chinese authorities' attempts to clamp down on rampant speculation and price gouging are too little, too late, not to…
How the EU can help Tunisia avoid a total economic crash
Tunisia, once the lodestar of democracy in the Arab world, has descended into rampant authoritarianism, economic shortsightedness, and an inability…
EU: Private Sector No Substitute for Public Spending
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Fighting the last economic war seems to be a maxim of the European Union. The growing…