In the attempt to limit the effects of climate change, and with the conscience that resources on planet Earth are scarce, many advocate for limiting the consumption of natural resources. However, having access to natural resources is essential for our economic development, and particularly to make social mobility possible: without a growing economy, there are […]
On my short stay in Sofia, I was interviewed by Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) on the Varna summit for a migration deal between the European Union and Turkey.
The largest finance magazine in the Czech Republic, Kurzy, has quoted me on the issue of immigration to Germany. The post was referring to a recent column of mine for the Foundation for Economic Education, in which I praised the economic benefits that migrants coming into Germany could be, if only the government doesn’t make […]
Since the end of the steel industry in the Greater Region (the area of Saarland, Lorraine, Luxembourg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Wallonia and the rest of the French-speaking community of Belgium, and the German-speaking community of Belgium), the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has focused on the tertiary sector, especially investment and insurance companies. One regulatory advantage which Luxembourg was […]
The murder of Mireille Knoll, an 85-year-old Jewish woman, has rekindled debates on the state of anti-Semitism in France. The Holocaust survivor was found burnt in her Paris apartment, after she was stabbed 11 times and set on fire to cover up the murder. Local police have arrested two suspects, a 29-year-old neighbor with a […]
Marion Le Pen caused a minor scandal when when she appeared at CPAC last month. Matt Schlapp insisted that she was “a classical liberal.” Others suggested that the Le Pen family and the National Front represented something very different from classical liberalism. At the very least, Marion Le Pen is the standard bearer of a distinctly European form […]
The Scotch Enlightenment is a podcast which I produce together with Daniel Fallenstein. In this episode, Steve Horwitz joins us to talk about the right way to promote liberty, contrarianism and the many ways in which the world is improving.
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass den 30. Mäerz ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO]: D’Europäesch Kommissioun vum Jean-Claude Juncker steet hefteg an der Kritik zu Bréissel, fir d’Nominatioun vum Däitschen Martin Selmayr. Et gëtt virgeworf dass d’Prozeduren net agehaale goufen. De Bill Wirtz mat […]
Richtlinien zur Bekämpfung des Alkoholkonsums haben sich im letzten Jahrzehnt aggressiv vervielfacht. “Schützer der allgemeinen Gesundheit” sagen uns ständig, dass wir einfach nicht genug tun, um den hohen Alkoholkonsum in der Gesellschaft zu reduzieren.
J’ai été interviewé par La Libre dans le cadre de leur page “Ripostes”, sur le sujet des enjeux économiques du protectionisme. Mon adversaire était Adrien de Tricornot, journaliste économique pour Le Monde en France.
Bill Wirtz 