n the 1940s, people like had to travel to small board meetings or public spaces to speak their mind. Today, the vast majority of political speech occurs over the Internet and specifically social media. That is why the internet is the single greatest advancement for free speech since the printing press. It is also the […]
Some EU members have criticised the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), raising fears of a trade war. There are concerns that tax breaks may lure away EU businesses and disadvantage European companies. Under the IRA, consumers will get incentives to purchase new and second-hand electric cars, to warm their homes with heat pumps and even […]
Ukraine is set to become an official candidate for European Union (EU) membership, the first step to joining the 27-country bloc. EU leaders are expected to back the move at a summit being held on 23 and 24 June. And the Ukrainian president has warned Russia may increase its military attacks in retaliation to the […]
It’s Germany’s turn to feel the heat after President-elect Donald Trump turned his ire on the country’s automakers, its supposed dominance of the European Union, and the failings of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s refugee policy. In a weekend interview given jointly to Germany’s biggest tabloid, Bild-Zeitung, and (somewhat incongruously), the august Times of London, Trump repeated […]
