European Union politicians are outraged over comments made by the U.S ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell. In an interview with Breitbart News, Grenell praised the rise of conservative parties in Europe and said he wants to “empower” leaders of the right. European politicians were quick to react, claiming that the ambassador was illegitimately meddling in local […]
They are slowly taking over the streets, parks and train platforms of Berlin and other cities, exhaling their sweet candle-like aerosol and watching it waft away. Vapers! People who have substituted cigarettes for so-called e-cigarettes, and smoke for vapor.
The nationalist right is filling up the internet with articles on how “mass immigration is destroying Germany,” as it is known to be the most permissive European country when it comes to accepting migrants. In fact, a third of all first-time asylum applications are filed in Germany, making it the most popular country for displaced […]
La Semaine dernière, l’organisation non gouvernementale allemande Foodwatch a publié un rapport qui visait à exposer les pratiques du fabriquant de soda américain Coca-cola, qui « vend du sucre en quantités nocives à des enfants ». Ce rapport se structure autour de sur trois axes principaux, nommément que les sodas sucrés vendus par Coca-cola contribuent largement à […]
Last week, the German NGO Foodwatch published a report that intends to expose how the American soft-drink producer Coca-Cola is “marketing sweet causes of illnesses to children.” The report contains three main arguments, notably that sugary soft drinks marketed by Coca-Cola contribute significantly to the obesity crisis, that the company deliberately targets children, and that […]
Schlechte Ideen verdienen einen schlechten Ruf. Unter diesem Motto beteiligen sich mehrere Gruppen der Students For Liberty am Protest gegen die Enthüllung einer fünf Meter großen Kolossalstatue der linken Ikone Karl Marx in Trier. Diese ist ein Geschenk der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas.
Bad ideas deserve a bad reputation. With this principle in mind, Students For Liberty groups in the region around the city of Trier organised a protest against the unveiling of a 5 meter tall statue of communist icon Karl Marx.
The largest finance magazine in the Czech Republic, Kurzy, has quoted me on the issue of immigration to Germany. The post was referring to a recent column of mine for the Foundation for Economic Education, in which I praised the economic benefits that migrants coming into Germany could be, if only the government doesn’t make […]
Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz. No, I didn’t just fall asleep on my keyboard. This is the actual name of Germany’s Facebook law which came into effect in autumn of 2017. This new legislation, officially known as “law for the improvement of law enforcement on social media”, is cracking down on “fake news” and abuse on platforms such as […]
Die Bundesländer Baden-Württemberg und Nordrhein-Westfalen hatten gegen die Entscheidung der Kommunen Stuttgart und Düsseldorf, Dieselfahrzeuge auf ihren Straßen zu verbieten,geklagt. Dies bedeutet zwar nicht, dass automatisch ein Verbot verhängt wird, aber es ist zu erwarten, dass beide Städte in den kommenden Wochen und Monaten ihre Verbote umsetzen werden. Für Einwohner, und besonders Reisende, bedeutet dass […]
Bill Wirtz 