Last week, the German press reported on a controversy involving Martin Schulz. He is Angela Merkel’s most important rival in the upcoming elections in September of this year.
Ask Your Grandparents How Awesome Capitalism Is
Every family has their habits when it comes to staying in touch with the elderly. To many it is a regular chore for which every feasible excuse to not indulge in it will be greeted with open arms. However, those people are missing out on the most valuable economics lesson they could possibly get, one […]
Recommended by Brexit Central
The pro-Brexit advocacy website Brexit Central has recommended one of my contributions for CapX, the political commentary website of the Centre for Policy Studies in the United Kingdom. The article can be read here.
Πέντε πράγματα που πρέπει να ξέρετε για τις επερχόμενες γερμανικές εκλογές
Στις 24 Σεπτεμβρίου οι Γερμανοί θα πάνε στις κάλπες για να εκλέξουν ένα νέο Bundestag (το γερμανικό κοινοβούλιο). Να τα πέντε πράγματα που πρέπει να ξέρετε γι’ αυτή την αναμέτρηση…
Published in the Maastricht Journal of Sustainability Studies
My academic paper “The Essence of Free Market Environmentalism” has been published by the Maastricht Journal of Sustainability Studies, which is the university’s own academic journal. The paper is available (in its unedited form) on this blog and can also be found on the website of Maastricht University here.
France’s Curious Jurisprudence on Self-Ownership
Whenever France is back in the news, it’s usually a story about yet another ludicrous ban. And boy, have we seen an awful, awful, awful, awful,awwwwfuuuul lot of those in the past. It almost seems like the “ban all the things” internet meme has found its perfect representation in the country of wine and cheese.
This filmmaker found a genius way to get around the smoking ban in bars
This spring, the Czech Republic became the latest EU member state to institute a country-wide smoking ban in bars. Pubs, restaurants and night clubs now have to send their customers outside if they want to indulge in the pleasure of a cigarette. This ban came as a reaction to a European Union Directive, which gave […]
Veliki povratak liberala: Njemačkoj je potrebna doza slobodnotržišnog razmišljanja
Monotoni. To je riječ koju mnogi politički komentatori koriste kako bi opisivali parlamentarne izbore u Njemačkoj u septembru. Jedini ozbiljni rival Angele Merkel, Martin Schulz, nema velike šanse. Schulzova Socijaldemokratska partija SPD prema istraživanjima ima oko 25 % podrške, dok CDU/CSU unija Angele Markel po nekim anketama ima i do 40 %.
First Macron dropped one-liners, now he drops in the polls
Mon Dieu! That’s probably a good reflection of what Emmanuel Macron thought when he saw his poll numbers on Thursday. Macron dropped 7 points, down to only 36 percent of support among the population, according to a YouGov poll. His descent in popularity is not only rapid, the young centrist now also ranks lower than his own […]
Für ein Europa der vielen kleinen Staaten
Wer auch immer einen Blick auf eine Karte Europas wirft, bemerkt sofort die vielen Grössenunterschiede der Länder. Der alte Kontinent ist übersät mit Nationen von der Grösse Rhode Islands. Während diese Länder in der Geographieklasse jedoch unerwähnt bleiben, werden sie in der Ökonomie umso mehr bestaunt: Sie tendieren nämlich dazu einen kleineren Staat zu haben […]
Bill Wirtz 