In January I decided on the attempt of getting an opinion editorial of mine translated into as many languages as possible, in order to expose the persona of Jean-Claude Juncker and the deep flaws of what the European Union constitutes. I just wanted to take the opportunity here to thank all the people who have […]
This article is a contribution to an essay contest organised by Vilnius Students for Liberty. Information on how to participate (until April 17th) can be found here. In January 2017, the French Parliament passed a bill that effectively banned free soda-refills in restaurants, in an attempt to tackle obesity. Where will its efforts lead us to?
Nothing is really changing politically in Berlin. To begin with, Germany’s socialists are currently in a coalition with the conservatives, forming an immense majority in parliament. The coalition has slowed down public spending cuts and reforms enacted by the previous government. The German Left is at risk of fading into irrelevance as its choices regarding […]
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For the past several decades, governments have been cracking down on tobacco consumption, including by banning smoking in many places such as bars or restaurants. But we’ve learned a lot about the effects of these kinds of policies over the last few years and now it’s time to reconsider them. Here’s why:
At third place in the polls, tête à tête with conservative candidate François Fillon, a staunch europhile, and a dear of many enthusiastic young voters, Emmanuel Macron is the supposed incoming star in French politics. Even libertarians in the République are getting excited. But Macron’s free-market ideas might fail very quickly given the French political reality.
On the road to the French presidential elections, Marine Le Pen’s presidential campaign is oddly similar to that of Donald Trump: confrontation with the media, nativism, and accusations of xenophobia. To avoid creating sympathy for the far-right candidate by throwing labels at her, let’s give substantive reasons to oppose her. Here are six reasons to […]
This article was first published by CapX. Yes, we get it. Marine Le Pen is a divider, a xenophobe, a dangerous nativist who’s willing to disregard individual rights of every kind to achieve her goal of Making France Great Again. She’s racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic. And you’ll delete us off social media if we even […]
Movements that pretend to provide both a moral and hygienic compass always end up referring to the legislator to regulate behaviour. This approach hasn’t changed in 200 years.
This article is a submission to an essay contest organised by CapX. You can check out the contest here, which continues until the end of March.
Bill Wirtz 