In a recent speech to his followers (for lack of a better term), the German thinker and pretended libertarian author Hans-Hermann Hoppe took a jab at Students for Liberty, calling the organisation “Stupids for Liberty”.
The German word for ‘debt’ also means ‘guilt’
What do the numbers 2 trillion, 2.1 trillion, 326 billion and 388 billion all have in common? That’s right, they’re all the total numbers of debt of European countries, namely (and in that order), Germany, France, Greece and Belgium. The debt of just these four countries combined is the equivalent of 137,000 tons of gold. […]
Léif Studenten, keen ass iech eppes schëlleg
Et gëtt, sief dat zu Lëtzebuerg oder am Ausland, Ënnerscheeder zwëschen de Generatiounen déi siichtbar sinn. Selten ass dësen Ënnerscheed bei eis am Land esou offensichtlech wéi bei der Aarbechtsmoral vun haitege Studenten. D’Diskussioune vu Studentevertrieder, vu wat och ëmmer wéinengem Bord se sinn, ass ëmmer : « Wéi kënne mir méi Sue fir de Studium aus der Staatskeess schloen ? » Gemëscht […]
Guerre de Trump contre Bombardier : les consommateurs paient
Fin septembre, le Département du commerce américain a publié un communiqué dans lequel il a annoncé de nouvelles taxes douanières sur les importations d’avions canadiens.
The EU finally ended sugar quotas, but not its protectionism
The European Union has finally put an end to nearly 50-years of quotas on sugar prices. Despite the seemingly good news, the measure is overshadowed by the fact that the EU not only maintains large tariffs on sugar imports, it also recently announced that it will probably continue backdoor-protectionism regardless.
Published in Neue Universal
The German student newspaper Neue Universal reprinted my article “France Shows that Free College is Neither Free Nor Fair” in their newest issue. You can find the entire paper (my article is on page 2) by clicking here.
The Case for Non-Monogamous Relationships
The monopoly of monogamy Consider the following arrangement: a provider proposes to deliver a service that is of huge value to you. Once you enter into the deal, you are never to source it from anywhere else. In fact, you are forbidden even from sampling a competitor’s offering; if you do, the contract will be […]
The technopanic of today’s media would have prevented the printing press in the 15th century
The opposition towards contemporary technological advancements is common, but it never had such a powerful ally in mainstream media sources. Commentators in newsrooms should know that the mindset that now opposes Lyft, Uber, and Airbnb would have prevented the commercialization of the printing press, and would, therefore, have threatened their own existence.
Marine Le Pen’s party in crisis: is this the end?
It was only back in May that Marine Le Pen, the head of the National Front and daughter of its antisemitic founder, performed staggeringly well against Emmanuel Macron in France’s presidential election. Winning 40 percent against Macron in the second-round vote and electing eight candidates to the French National Assembly, Le Pen produced a dream result […]
Ad taxes are hurting small businesses and low-income earners
In September, the finance ministers of 10 European Union member states signed a letter in which they call for a change in corporate taxation of tech services. The idea: tech giants such as Google or Facebook aren’t paying their fair share. It turns out that unfortunately, both the European Union and certain members of Congress […]
Bill Wirtz 