“Over the past decade, Europe has played a leading role in shaping global climate policy, highlighted by the launch of the European Green Deal in 2019 — Ursula von der Leyen described it as a ‘man on the moon moment.’ The initiative aims to make Europe the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 while fostering innovation and strengthening its industrial base. Yet several years later, the results are deeply disappointing. Instead of meeting its goals, the Green Deal is increasingly associated with higher energy costs, weakened competitiveness, and growing political backlash.” (05/11/26)
“At first glance, the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw two battalions from Germany and cancel the planned deployment of intermediate-range ground-launched missiles there looks like a win for those who favor reducing America’s overseas military presence or prioritizing the Indo-Pacific over Europe. But how the United States retrenches and refocuses its foreign policy ambitions matters enormously. And the way this announcement was handled could ultimately prove to be a setback for both so-called ‘restrainers’ and ‘prioritizers’ as they seek to reshape U.S. foreign policy strategy.” (05/11/26)
“eBay on Tuesday rejected GameStop’s $56 billion takeover proposal, calling the unsolicited bid ‘neither credible nor attractive.’ GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen last week unveiled an audacious bid for eBay, offering to acquire the online marketplace for $125 per share in a cash-and-stock deal. eBay is much larger than the video game retailer, with a market cap of just over $48 billion, while GameStop’s is roughly $10.3 billion. … Many Wall Street analysts threw cold water on the deal, citing a lack of meaningful synergies between the two companies. ” (05/11/26)
“I’ve just read a deeply fascinating and provocative book that affirms something I’ve been trying to articulate for three decades! So, join me today as I explore David Crystal’s The Fight For English and discover what the glorious anarchy of language has to teach us about the beautiful spontaneous order that defines our daily existence.” (05/11/26)
“What will happen when Americans realize how miserable we are? Not in all respects, of course. But my guess is that relatively few Americans realize how much we are falling behind other nations on basic aspects of a civilized life, like health and safety.” (05/11/26)
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Wanjiru Njoya
“Mill depicted socialist precepts in a way that would seem attractive to liberals who are constantly striving to create a better world. The quest for utopia — or as close to utopia as can be achieved with the right sorts of government interventions — is the quintessential mindset of the progressive liberal. … David Gordon has observed that Mill was not only a utopian, he was also ‘a propagandist anxious to replace Christianity with a Religion of Humanity, guided by intellectuals such as himself.’ In that sense Mill can be seen as typical of “The Anointed” as identified by Thomas Sowell.” (05/11/26)
