Tag Archives: Europe
Europe and Greece: Every Option Is on the Table…Except Doing the Right Thing
eronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center has a very good – but somewhat depressing – analysis of the fiscal crisis in Greece. She basically concludes that bailouts will continue… Read more
New Paper Explains Why Low-Tax Jurisdictions Should Resist OECD Attacks Against Tax Competition and Fiscal Sovereignty
One of the biggest threats against global prosperity is the anti-tax competition project of a Paris-based international bureaucracy known as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD, acting… Read more
Greetings from Ukraine, and Dismal News from Europe
I’m on the Crimean Peninsula for a meeting of the European Resource Bank. It’s my first trip to Ukraine, and the conference is being held at a hotel on the… Read more
Is Portugal an “Adult Baby” Nation?
Yesterday, I took aim at a truly pathetic human being who lives as an “adult baby.” But what got me upset was not his lifestyle, but rather the fact that… Read more
Politicians May Not Be the Lowest Form of Life, but They Know How to Live the Good Life at Our Expense
I’ve been writing too much about the Ryan budget, the government shutdown, and other fiscal policy issues. Time for some wholesome politician bashing. But I’m not going to pick on… Read more
The Value-Added Tax Must Be Stopped – Unless We Want America to Become Greece
Sooner or later, there will be a giant battle in Washington over the value-added tax. The people who want bigger government (and the people who are willing to surrender to… Read more
Great Moments in Human Rights: Creating an Entitlement for Free Soccer Broadcasts in Europe
Forget the Magna Carta and the Constitution. Don’t pay attention to the end of slavery. Ignore the defeat of the Nazis or the collapse of the Soviet Empire. If you… Read more
Emperor Rompuy Complains that “Bond Vigilantes” Don’t Appreciate Euro Clothes
I’ve already poked fun at Herman Van Rompuy, the nondescript über-bureaucrat who has risen to the non-elected post of European Council President. I’ve mocked Rompuy’s attempts to compete with other… Read more
Which Nation Will Be the Next European Debt Domino…or Will It Be the United States?
Thanks to decades of reckless spending by European welfare states, the newspapers are filled with headlines about debt, default, contagion, and bankruptcy. We know that Greece and Ireland already have… Read more
A French Politician Has a Strong Entry in the “Dumbest Thing Ever Said” Contest
Why hasn’t Europe fought World War III? Could it be because the Soviet Union eventually collapsed? Could it be that the NATO, the western military alliance, was effective? Could it… Read more
