Outrage has replaced reason in the debate surrounding biodiversity and poisoned the way we talk about workable solutions.
G-‘meh’
The international body lacks democratic legitimacy and usually devolves into Trump bashing. Why should America host it next year?
Political violence is unacceptable
In the wake of the ratification of the CETA agreement, environmentalists and anti-free trade zealots are ganging up on politicians who voted for it. This can’t become the new normal.
Trump’s worst export is his trade policy
The latest news in Donald Trump’s multi-front trade war is focused on China, in the wake of the president’s decision (over the objections of most of his advisers) to impose a fresh round of tariffs on Chinese goods and China’s unsurprising threats of retaliation. As troubling as those developments are, we shouldn’t move too quickly past his other […]
The EU’s carbons taxes are protectionism à la Trump
The new president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is assembling her cabinet, which will be presented and subjected to hearings by the European Parliament in autumn. Yet when it comes to the priorities of her Commission, she has already laid out several far-reaching proposals, particularly on the environment. Von der Leyen has made it […]
Setting the price of aluminium won’t solve the problem
In an effort to solve the issue of aluminum price increases, two U.S. senators have suggested legislation that would establish price controls. This would make the problem far worse.
Macron uses climate change to block free trade
The European Union is in the midst of concluding a free trade deal with Mercosur, the trade bloc also known as the South American Common Market. Its members are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela (which has been suspended since December 2016). Current associate countries are Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Mercosur […]
[Video] How European is the European Union?
Click down below to watch my presentation on the European Union at Paralelná Polis in Bratislava, Slovakia. If you’re ever in Prague or Bratislava, make sure to check out the cryto-anarchists at both Paralelná Polis and Paralelní Polis!
[Video] Interviewed at the Hayek Institute in Vienna
Click down below to watch the full video of me being interviewed by Kai Weiss in Vienna Austria. The event was organised by the Hayek Institute, the Austrian Economics Center, and Students For Liberty Austria, and took place prior to the European elections. Also, if you use Twitter and haven’t followed me yet, make sure […]
[Feature] EU-Serie: Wat ass den EWR?
Dëse Feature ass Deel vun enger Serie iwwer d’Europawahlen déi ech fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert hunn. De Beitrag ass den 25. Abrëll iwwerdroe ginn. De Link ass hei.
Bill Wirtz 