EU’s Parliament Signs Off on Disastrous Internet Law Sad news from the European Parliament. We Europeans should check how each MEP voted and make them and their parties accountable in the coming elections. Let’s hope that the text does not get a majority approval the European Council meeting later this month. I hope at least… Read More »
Book Review — Peak Trump: The Undrainable Swamp and the Fantasy of MAGA By David Stockman. David Stockman was Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan and became known as the “Father of Reaganomics.” A timely and excellent book highly critical of Trump’s Presidency from an independent and knowledgeable mind.… Read More »
Could Brexit break the Union? As England leads its neighbours out of the EU, old battles over a shared British history are being fought all over again By Misha Glenny Journalist Misha Glenny goes in search for explanations for the Brexit situation analysing the Union’s history and even digging into his family’s past generations. I… Read More »
As time passes, regulation degrades and risks rise MARTIN WOLF This is my comment: Regulation has been growing constantly in a cumulative way with the resulting bureaucracy and huge economic costs. Lack of regulation was never the main cause of past financial crisis and depressions. Yet, many keep insisting on more regulation after each new… Read More »
Christie viewed Jared as one of those people who thinks that, because he’s rich, he must also be smart. Still, he had a certain cunning about him. And Christie soon found himself reporting everything he did to prepare for a Trump administration to an “executive committee.” The committee consisted of Jared, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump… Read More »
An important and timely book to understand the brexit conundrum by a reputable Irish journalist and author, Fintan O’Toole. As an admirer of British culture and history I am horrified by the disfunctionality of UK’s politics over the last few years. The way they have been dealing with Brexit make the EU seem united. And… Read More »
Another great documentary from the BBC. It gives a very balanced and matter-of-factly report of the refugee crisis, including surprisingly open and candid interviews with the main European protagonists. It provides interesting insights on how the European Union works, especially during a crisis. It shows the differing positions of the key players both at the… Read More »
They will probably favour big media and platforms and harm innovation. They should be rejected.The EFF as usual stands for freedom and sent an open letter to the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. “…low evidentiary standards required for copyright complaints, coupled with the lack of consequences for false copyright claims, are a form… Read More »
Conspiracy theories are all around us and too many people propagate them on social networks. Umberto Eco, one of the greatest thinkers of the past decades, put it very well: “Every conspiracy theory steers the public psyche toward imaginary perils, thereby distracting it from genuine threats.” https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/5lhODHqqZHUCqwOZcw2liL/Umberto-Eco–A-theory-of-conspiracies.html Conspiracies were an inspiration for Eco’s books. Other… Read More »
Great article from Niall Ferguson, another one from one the best modern thinkers – a top “Intellectual Dark Web” member 🙂Emotions are replacing facts and analysis. This is a real threat to democratic and free societies.Quote: “We live in an “emocracy”, where emotions rather than majorities rule and feelings matter more than reason. The stronger… Read More »