Krugman’s Fear Mongering
Paul Krugman’s latest column, “Depression and Democracy,” is simply bizarre.
Eurozone Too Big To Save?
“The debt crisis is burrowing ever deeper, like a worm, and is now reaching Germany.”
Austerity Package Passes Italian Senate; Stage Set for New PM
Interesting and significant goings on in Italian politics.
Republican Candidates To Europe: Drop Dead
Last night, most of the leading Republican candidates for President acted as if Europe was on another planet.
Greek Prime Minister to Resign
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will resign after the makeup of the nation’s new coalition government is decided
Europe’s Democracy Problem
My latest for The Atlantic: “For Europe, Some Fear a Conflict Between Union and Democracy”
Greece’s Dangerous Gamble
The Greek referendum could be a disaster for the global economy. And might be the right thing to do.
Eurozone’s Perpetual Crisis
European leaders continue to kick the can down the road on a crisis that could bring down the global economy.
Brits End Gender Discrimination in Royal Succession
Commonwealth leaders agreed to drop rules that give sons precedence as heir to the throne and bar anyone in line for the crown from marrying a Roman Catholic.
Scotsman Jailed 8 Months For Facebook Comments
In Scotland, posting stupid things on Facebook is a “hate crime” punishable by serious jail time.
UK Blocking Internet Porn, Requires Opt-In [UPDATE: Maybe Not]
The British government has worked out a deal to block pornographic websites unless households specifically request them.
Two To Three Weeks To Prevent A Meltdown In Europe?
It’s time to start being concerned about Europe.
NATO Support Endures
NATO is still seen as essential by 62 percent of both EU and U.S. respondents, demonstrating that the transatlantic military bond is still, despite a rough decade, firmly entrenched in American and European views of the world.
Poll: Americans Say Asia More Important To U.S. Interests Than Europe
A new poll shows that Americans are starting to look East.
Eurozone Crisis Panics Markets
A mustachioed German has once again sent the world into panic. This time, it involves euros not tanks.
Beer Bikes Banned By Bavarian Buzzkills
If you haven’t experienced the joys of peddling around Germany with 15 of your closest friends while enjoying several liters of Munich’s finest, you’re too late.
Four Years Prison For Facebook Posts
British courts are handing out swift and harsh sentences for people involved in last week’s riots, including four-year prison sentences for two 20-somethings for Facebook postings in support of the mayhem.
The Rights of Englishmen
What’s a little thing like freedom of speech when there are shops being looted and burned?
Italy Raids S&P, Moody
Lost in the hubbub of S&P downgrading the US bond rating is news that the Italian government has the ratings agencies under criminal investigation.
