The victory of the right-wing candidate George Simion in the first round of Romania’s rerun presidential election has been celebrated by some on the right as a populist victory. By this account, the EU- and NATO-aligned forces that overturned the country’s previous election in November have failed to turn back the growing backlash against the establishment. But a deeper analysis suggests a more complex and troubling picture.
Financial Institutions
Darren Bush, Mark Glick, Gabriel Lozada, Hal Singer: Overdraft Fees, Credit Card Late Fees, and the Lump of Profit Fallacy
Predetermined profit margins and prices hidden in the back end of a transaction are really just market failures. Read HERE Photo: Scheinwerfermann/Public Domain
EU politics
Javier Moreno Zacarés: Podemos’s Divisions Are Finally Coming to a Head
If you have been wondering what has gone wrong with Podemos, this article appears to provide a plausible explanation. Read here
Geopolitics
David Broder – The Trump–Putin Talks Blindsided European Leaders
‘This summer, European states hiked military spending and swallowed a poor trade deal in order to win favor with Donald Trump. Yet the US president’s negotiations with Vladimir Putin all but ignored their proposals.’ In […]
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