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.
Austerity
The Connexion: More strikes in France as pension reform continues
Today (Friday January 24) marks the seventh national day of strikes in France against the government’s proposed pension reforms, as protesters call for more action on Wednesday, January 29, 30 and 31. Read here
EU politics
Thomas Fazi: The EU’s new censorship machine
The Democracy Shield will police speech Read Article HERE Photo licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Geopolitics
The Cradle: Trump waves white flag, ends Yemen war in Omani-mediated truce
Israeli leaders were reportedly caught off guard by Trump’s capitulation, which came as Ansarallah officials pledged to retaliate strongly for the destruction of Sanaa International Airport by Tel Aviv Read Article HERE
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