The Fragmentation of the French Left will mark its Downfall

This article was published by CapX. The French Right settled long ago on their candidate for this year’s crucial elections and have rallied behind Francois Fillon’s social conservatism and liberal economics. On the Left, however, things are not so clear cut – with a confusion of candidates fighting for the nomination on 22 January.  Yet never […]

8 bloggers you should follow in 2017

I recommend these 8 bloggers because they have a lot of talent in analysing recent political developments and in arguing in favour of a free society. You can click on their names to access their articles. Take a look! 

7 blogueurs francophones à suivre en 2017

Je vous recommande ces 7 blogueurs parce qu’ils ont beaucoup de talent pour analyser l’actualité politique ou pour argumenter en faveur d’une société libre. Vous pouvez cliquer sur leurs noms pour accéder à leurs articles. Jetez un coup d’oeil!

Thank you! My 2016 in review

Usually WordPress has been so kind to offer an automated ‘year in review’ (as in 2014 and 2015). Since this is not the case this year, I have collected my numbers from this on my own! Thousands of views and visitors and over 80 publications. It’s been good!

Google’s Open-Access Policy is basically ‘Competition for Dummies’

The Android-iOS competition that surfaced with the appearance of the smartphone is a wonderful example of how free-market competition puts down emerging monopolies. The first generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, revolutionised the mobile-industry for decades to come. In the third quarter alone, Apple, as a company that had never produced a firmware for […]

Il est temps d’affaiblir la fonction publique

Le secteur public, à force d’augmenter sa taille et son pouvoir syndical, mènera le Luxembourg dans un piège. Le refus de toute réforme substantielle, s’associant aux demandes salariales incompréhensibles et une force électorale non négligeable, deviendront un réel souci de dépenses publiques.

Imagine we Developed an Ebola Vaccine and Nobody Noticed

A study published in The Lancet has reviewed the effectiveness of Ebola vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV, and found that all the tests had a magnificent 100 percent success rate. Indeed the trials were so successful that they were stopped early. The fact that this news has passed people unmarked, even though only two years ago Ebola was THE […]

Eng statesch gréng Weltvue

Dësen Artikel ass eng Äntwert op den Artikel vum déi Gréng-Präsident Christian Kmiotek, deen a sengem Blogpost vum 20. Dezember, “Lëtzebuerg weider denken“, de System vum ekonomesche Wuesstem iwwerdenke wëll. 

Europe’s War on Tobacco

Governments worldwide crack down on the consumption of tobacco. We know that smoking is bad for one’s health, but governments manage to create a new set of health risks through their interventions. The War on Tobacco is amongst the most misguided doctrines in behavioral policy, and yet politicians continue to enforce it. The side effects on private industry […]

Ee Bonjour vum neie Goebbels

Den Zeitung vum Lëtzebuerger Vollek Editorialist Jean-Marie Jacoby ass op Facebook iwwer mäin Artikel Angscht virun Atomenergie gëtt eis AN der Ëmwelt eng deier hirgefall. Ech ginn dobäi net nëmmen als “liebster Blogger der Bourgeoisie in Luxemburg” mä och als “der neue Goebbels” bezeechent. Bon, komm mir doen eis deen Text emol un.