In Europe, Size Does Matter

This article was co-authored with Frédéric Jollien. Whoever takes a look at a map of Europe will notice the unmistakable difference in size when it comes to countries. The old continent is sprinkled with nations the size of Rhode Island. However, despite passing unnoticed in a geography class, those small countries have been mentioned in […]

Mentioned by the The Orange County Register

In an article by the The Orange County Register about the privatisation of giraffes, I was mentioned by name. The author Adam B. Summers explores in what way property rights are an effective tool in the protection of endangered species. He writes:

Communist East Germany’s awful track record on homosexuality

In its last parliamentary session before the summer break, the German Bundestag legalised same-sex marriage. The vote – if not the result – came as a surprise to everyone. Including, perhaps, Merkel herself. Merkel’s party, the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) is in a coalition with the Social Democrats (SPD) and both parties had agreed to not put the issue of […]

From this year on, Swedes can once again ‘Dance With Somebody’

Anyone remember this catchy “Dance With Somebody” song? The Swedish Pop-Band Mando Diao had really put this track into our ears in 2009, when ironically it wasn’t really allowed for Swedes to dance with somebody outside of their own home. Laws dating back to the 1930s had banned Swedes to dance in public and had […]

The EU Needs to Fire Michel Barnier

After European Union officials realized that the British people had voted to leave, EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker appointed French politician Michel Barnier as chief negotiator in the Brexit talks.

Die schlimmste Trennung

Das sind wahrscheinlich keine großen Neuigkeiten für Sie. Man kann sich an einen bestimmten Zustand des Geistes, einer Lebensart, einer Person gewöhnen. Menschen messen ihre Abhängigkeit zu anderen Personen in unterschiedlicher Weise, aber egal welche Situation, Trennungen sind niemals angenehm.

When it comes to masturbation, we have always been about self-ownership

There is strange divergence of thought when it comes to self-ownership. For most of public opinion, your body belongs to yourself when it comes to things like tattoos, piercings, gaining weight, losing weight, plastic surgery or abortion. It denies self-ownership regarding the fruit of your labour (keeping the money you earned yourself) or the consumption […]

L’hypocrisie d’Emmanuel Macron sur le protectionnisme

Cet article a été co-écrit avec Louis Rouanet. Le 18 juin, la République en Marche a remporté la majorité absolue, distançant largement tous ses concurrents politiques. De nombreux parlementaires « d’opposition » soutiendront également le gouvernement du Premier ministre Edouard Philippe.

Le combat contre le granulé de bois est mauvais pour l’environnement

Dans leur combat pour un développement durable, de multiples ONGs s’opposent à l’utilisation du granulé de bois pour la production énergétique. Des organisations comme Biofuelwatch font pression sur les responsables de l’Union européenne afin que la RED – Renewable Energy Directive (la directive européenne des energies renouvelables) de 2020 n’inclue pas la bio-énergie à grande […]