France’s new centrist government (it’s actually good old socialism, but we’ll roll with the mainstream term here) under president Emmanuel Macron, announced its new environmental policy. As the initiator of the Paris Climate Agreement, France wants to show itself ambitious in the fight against global warming. President Trump announced a few weeks ago that the […]
10 songs with a pro-liberty message for your summer
The message of freedom is a universal one, and can be found in pop-culture across the globe. Here are 10 songs that have a pro-liberty message, with or without you having noticed so far:
Our own fear is worse than terrorism
For two years now Europe has been hit by multiple terror attacks, most of which occurred in France, Belgium, Germany, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The responses, both political and individual decisions, are likely to be far more damaging than the attacks themselves.
Der Kampf gegen Holzpellets schadet der Umwelt
In ihrem Kampf für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung lehnen viele NGOs die Verwendung von Holzpellets für den Zweck von Energiegewinnung ab. Organisationen wie Biofuelwatch machen Druck auf die Europäische Union damit die RED – Renewable Energy Directive (EU-Richtlinie für erneuerbare Energien) des Jahres 2020 die Verwendung von Pellets nicht mit aufnimmt. Für Biofuelwatch haben 115 Gruppen […]
Jean-Claude Juncker calls the European Parliament “ridiculous”. He has a point
On Tuesday, the president of the European Union Commission (the EU’s executive), Jean-Claude Juncker, called the European Parliament “ridiculous.” The parliament was in session to debate the conclusion of the rotating presidency of the Republic of Malta (the EU’s smallest member), but out of over 750 members, a mere 30 were present in the chamber. […]
The Czech Republic’s Second Amendment Proposal Is a Step in the right Direction
On Thursday, the Czech Republic’s lower house of parliament approved a constitutional amendment that would enshrine the right to bear arms. One hundred and thirty-nine out of 200 MPs approved the change after it was suggested by interior minister Milan Chovanec who asked the houses of parliament to “show [him] a single terrorist attack in […]
De Réckbléck vun der Woch [27/2017]
Heiansdo sinn Nouvellen zu Lëtzebuerg ze kleng fir ee ganzen Artikel driwwer ze schreiwen, dofir hei de Réckbléck vun dëser Woch. Wien d’lescht Woch verpasst huet, dee fënnt se hei.
Gitt der Fondation Cancer keng Sue méi
Stellt iech vir, ech géif iech eng Organisatioun presentéieren déi aktiv dofir suergt dass aarm Leit krank ginn, dorënner besonnesch Jonker, an déi indirekt dem internationalen Terrorismus hëlleft. Géift dir dës Organisatioun weider ënnerstëtzen, besonnesch finanziell?
Can the German Liberal Democrats Boost Free Markets?
Uneventful. That is the word many political commentators use to describe Germany’s parliamentary election in September. Angela Merkel’s only serious rival, Martin Schulz, doesn’t stand a chance. Schulz’s Social Democrat Party SPD is polling at around 25 per cent, while Merkel’s centre-left CDU/CSU is coming in at 40 per cent in some polls.
Le danger de rendre 11 vaccinations obligatoires
Cet article a été co-écrit avec Pavla Karon. Le gouvernement a annoncé qu’il pourrait rendre obligatoire 11 vaccins pour les enfants, en plus des trois déjà obligatoires (diphtérie, tétanos et poliomyélite). Dans le cadre de la nouvelle juridiction, les parents seraient forcés de respecter un calendrier de vaccination comprenant des vaccins contre la rougeole, l’hépatite […]