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May 2019

May 30, 2019

Different Kinds of Conservatives Win in Europe

This week's European Union elections proved to be yet another election in which the voters...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

Europe’s Plan to Destroy the Internet

The European Union has passed a new copyright law that has the potential to fundamentally...

April 2017

April 26, 2017

International Trumpism?

What with England's Brexit vote to leave the European Union and the election of Donald...

January 2017

January 17, 2017

Trump vows trade deal with UK

In an interview with the London Times [subscription required], Donald Trump promised a quick trade...

January 17, 2017

Czech Republic tells citizens to arm themselves

The Czech Republic, perhaps the most pro-gun nation in Europe, has called on its citizens...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

On Britain’s “Independence Day”

Though the stock markets are reeling and Scotland and Northern Ireland--and maybe even London!-- are...

June 24, 2016

Great Britain votes to leave the European Union

Great Britain voted to leave the European Union, 52%-48%. Prime Minister David Cameron, who led...

June 23, 2016

Britain votes today on whether to stay in the European Union

Today is the day that Great Britain votes on whether or not to stay in...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

Obama threatens Great Britain if it leaves the EU

Great Britain is getting ready to vote on whether or not to exit the European...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

Great Britain will vote on leaving the European Union

The United Kingdom will hold a referendum on June 23 on whether or not to...

July 2015

July 16, 2015

Greeks accept austerity after all

The Greek government accepted the austerity it had opposed and the people had voted against,...

July 06, 2015

Greeks vote “No”

Greeks voted "no" on a referendum on whether they should let their economy get bailed...

July 03, 2015

The euro and the fall of Greece

The people of Greece will vote Sunday on a referendum on whether or not to...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Greeks reject austerity

The economy of Greece has been a basket case, with a national debt that is...

May 2014

May 27, 2014

Nationalists win big in election

The different countries that constitute the European Union held elections on Sunday for the European...

May 14, 2014

The right to be forgotten

The highest court of the European Union has ruled that Google and other search engines...

April 2014

April 23, 2014

Secession movements

What with the European Union, globalization, the United Nations, and being a "citizen of the...

December 2013

December 17, 2013

Pro-life victory in Europe

The European Parliament shot down a sweeping pro-abortion law, which would make abortion on demand...

February 2013

February 04, 2013

There’s a new sheriff in town

Remember when the United States used to be "the world's policeman"? We don't do that...

May 2012

May 21, 2012

Austerity vs. the Obama approach

Europeans are torn about the best approach to fix their messed-up economies: austerity (cutting government...

May 10, 2012

Europe rejects austerity–how about the USA?

The countries of the European Union are voting out the leaders who had been pushing...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

The end of the Euro?

The European economy is in a state of crisis, to the point that some people...

November 03, 2011

Beware of Greeks fearing gifts

The Greeks founded Europe, and now they may end it. And the vehicle for both...

October 2011

October 11, 2011

It’s the European economy, dummkopf!

Ezra Klein argues that neither presidents nor congress, no matter which party, will be able...

September 2011

September 22, 2011

Europe’s problem and our problem

Economics columnist Robert J. Samuelson gives a good explanation of what's going on in the...

March 2011

March 24, 2011

Euro-court OKs crucifixes in public schools

The European Court of Human Rights has overturned a lower court's decision to outlaw crucifixes...

December 2010

December 02, 2010

Lessons from Ireland’s economic collapse

Ireland may have saved civilization at one time, but now Ireland may be pulling down...

April 2010

April 22, 2010

Tourism as a human right

Now that America is going the way of Europe in our economy, politics, and institutions,...

March 2010

March 11, 2010

Germany is fed-up

Germany has played nice since the end of World War II, trying to expiate its...

February 2010

February 12, 2010

Will Greece pull down everyone’s economy?

The nation of Greece is in the middle of a debt crisis that, because the...