On the 7th of May, I had the pleasure to talk to Sky News live in Paris about the election of Emmanuel Macron. You can check out the whole video down below:
Was Frankreich wirklich braucht
Dieser Artikel wurde vom Medium-Blog Freiheit aus dem Englischen in Deutsche übersetzt. Die Übersetzung ist schon etwas älter, deshalb sind verschiedene Zahlen und Posten veraltet. Die Essenz des Artikels bleibt aber weiterhin wichtig. Das Original kann man hier lesen. Vor zehn Jahren hat The Economist die vermutlich einzige Titelseite des Magazins gebracht, die die République niemals […]
11 главных вызовов для нового президента Франции Эммануэля Макрона
This article was translated into Russian for Reed Media. The original can be read here. 14 мая 2017 года бывший инвестиционный банкир и министр экономики Эммануэль Макрон вступил в должность президента Франции. Во время предвыборной борьбы его даже называли «самым либеральным кандидатом в президенты за всю историю», но на своем посту он столкнется с давними […]
11 Key Issues Emmanuel Macron Needs to be Opposed on
Even though there are plenty of reasons to be happy about the defeat of Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election, the new president Emmanuel Macron, with his stance on the EU and his questionable positions on economic interventionism, likewise deserves some pro-liberty opposition. Here are 11 key issues for the 5 years to […]
We told you plain packaging wouldn’t reduce smoking. Now there’s proof.
What a bold move for the French government it was: first European country to introduce the plain packaging of tobacco, following Australia’s example. Minister of Health Marisol Touraine wanted a bold switch from the coloured cigarette packs to the new green-ish plain packaging, which is now compulsory for sales. The legislation intends to discourage smoking […]
Guess who’s back? Sarkozy’s Loyals are taking over the Republican Party in France
Even if it came against a divisive and disliked opponent, Emmanuel Macron’s victory over Marine Le Pen represented substantial support for his policy platform. His proposed reforms may be popular, but the youngest president in the history of the French Republic, who ran as an independent promising major change, has a major problem to overcome […]
A victory with a bitter aftertaste
French political pundits were relieved on Sunday night: the presidential candidate supported by a large majority of newspapers and TV stations and all the establishment political parties had won entrance to the Elysée Palace. Emmanuel Macron will be the youngest president of the Fifth Republic and the first since Valéry Giscard D’Estaing who is not affiliated with either […]
Reporting Live from Paris for Freedom Today
On Sunday I reported live from Paris on the results of the French presidential election, for the Freedom Today Network. A small technical issue was that that the live Facebook broadcast was recorded in vertical. You can check out my commentary down below:
Young Voices Podcast #59: French Elections and the Bigger Picture
I had the pleasure to talk to Stephen Kent from the Young Voices podcast about the French elections and the bigger picture of European politics.
Le Pen tries to attract voters on the far-left. She has a point.
It’s not looking good for Marine Le Pen’s presidential campaign. The latest polls show the National Front leader at 41 percent against the independent Emmanuel Macron, who’s expected to handily win the presidential runoff on Sunday.
Bill Wirtz 