In libertarian circles, where the leader of the German liberals, Christian Lindner, regularly moves, it has become chic to refer to the ‘successes’ of the Argentine president elected a year ago, thus creating the impression that shock therapy could also be appropriate in this country. The Argentine president, Javier Milei, is being held up as a paragon of liberalism before anyone can even present well-founded empirical evidence that his radical approach is having positive effects. Even the no-less libertarian Elon Musk is repeatedly cited as Milei’s kindred spirit, presumably to show how much money can be made if you have the right attitude.
Corruption
HEAL: Ominous first step in EU renewal process of glyphosate: 4 member states suggest no risk for human health
Today’s announcement by France, Hungary, the NL and Sweden on the safety of glyphosate is a major step backwards. Read here
EU politics
Mirror: Poverty as bad as Charles Dickens era as hungry kids go without winter coats and sleep in uniform
Just that this does not appear an anomaly in Europe, we can confirm that in Berlin – in wealthy Germany – teachers take breakfast food to school. for their pupils who would otherwise not have […]
Economics
Larry Elliot: We’re being hurt by the fixation on economic growth at all costs
This is a problem that we all have. We know that GDP is the wrong metric, but we still use it. It is like flying. Everyone know this is one of the worst causes of […]
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