Since the financial crisis of 2008, central banks have started buying up government debt through quantitative easing. This allowed failing businesses to survive, delayed necessary structural reforms and weakened the independence of monetary policy.
Pita Limjaroenrat almost became Prime Minister of Thailand in 2023, but was stopped and banned from politics by a powerful political elite. He talks about why he’s still optimistic for democracy in Thailand, and whether he strives for a political comeback.
In his new book, Steven Pinker shows how the seemingly simple idea of shared knowledge can explain much of social life.
Federico Sturzenegger, ministro de Desregulación y Reforma del Estado en Argentina, es el principal artífice de la agenda de reformas de Javier Milei. En esta entrevista explica qué hace falta para derogar leyes absurdas y por qué Guy Parmelin lleva un pin con una motosierra.
Federico Sturzenegger, Argentina’s Minister of Deregulation and State Reform, is the chief architect of Javier Milei’s reform agenda. In this interview, he explains what it takes to scrap absurd laws and why Guy Parmelin wears a chainsaw lapel pin.
Le parti libéral-radical ne manque ni de volonté ni de compétence. Mais le PLR doit montrer avec plus de courage et de clarté que ses solutions libérales sont bonnes pour tous.
Should unused property benefit others? In Zurich, the Meetup group Philosophical Minds Zurich debated John Locke’s concept of ownership.
Industrialization has brought us many wonders that today we take for granted. I have started to make things myself – and learned to appreciate more the old skills as well as the achievements of the present.
The European Court of Human Rights’ Case Law on hate speech is a disproportionate restriction of the fundamental right to freedom of expression.
The worst crises are associated with debt, says economist Linda Yueh. She is therefore worried about the current state of the global economy. The ongoing tariff war could lead to an increasingly multi-aligned world.
Personal responsibility was crucial in handling the pandemic, says Anders Tegnell. Sweden’s approach not only proved effective, but also strengthened public trust.
In 1989, I experienced the Tian An Men massacre, but I never managed to write down my experience. Until now.
The monetary union’s problems result from the deficiencies in its conception. And they now become impossible to hide.
The Trump administration is pulling out of Europe. The EU countries must now finally rearm – not only to help Ukraine, but also to defend themselves.
Le continent n’est pas assez compétitif. Une des raisons principales, c’est un droit du travail en général trop strict qui prive les entrepreneurs innovants de la capacité de rebondir rapidement.
Europhiles are constantly pushing for more centralisation. However, in their drive to overcome nationalism, they recreate its dangers.
