Late, as usual, but writing in the Financial Times on Wednesday, Chris Giles makes a very strong case against the view that austerity is what is hurting… Read more “The EU is What Ails Britain”
Tag: EU
Quick Notes About Greece
I’m learning a lot about Greece reading about reactions to the recent “fiscal austerity” measures taken up under the auspice of the EU/IMF $145bn bailout. Case in… Read more “Quick Notes About Greece”
The Semantics of Drug Prohibition
This Cinco de Mayo I’m going to use my blog to briefly speak against the one of the great injustices the world inflicts upon its people. Mexico,… Read more “The Semantics of Drug Prohibition”
FU! I Mean, EU!
It looks as if the EU rescue of Greece in particular, but then the de facto bailout of Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, and Hungary has mostly been… Read more “FU! I Mean, EU!”
Pleasantries
It is not often that I agree with the the way Paul Krugman envisions the world, at least superficially — or through the lens of politics. However,… Read more “Pleasantries”
Stimulus Counterfactual
Imagine that there was no hope of a fiscal “stimulus” package ever passing, and instead, the entire responsibility of stabilizing the macro-economy rested on the shoulders of… Read more “Stimulus Counterfactual”