Orbán Is Gone, but His State Machine Remains
After 16 years of illiberal rule, Péter Magyar must rebuild Hungarian democracy without breaking its own constitutional rules.
Europe’s Industrial Tsunami Demands a Quality Jobs Act
Europe's industrial transition risks becoming a social tsunami; only binding labour guarantees, not soft coordination, can prevent it.
AI’s Real Danger Is What It Does Well
The help and the harm are a single event, and at the level of institutions, AI is already draining the judgement on which good government depends.
The Pope Should Have Gone Further on AI
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we communicate, access information, and work, how income and status are distributed, and even how we wage war. Yet the
Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO Is Funded by Other People’s Pensions
An IPO engineered for rapid index inclusion turns ordinary pension savers into involuntary financiers of Elon Musk's fantasies.
Higher Interest Rates Punish Workers for a Crisis They Did Not Cause
As central banks squeeze households, corporations protect their margins — and the European social model pays the price.
The ECB’s Costly Illusion: Rate Hikes That Do Not Reach Inflation
Central banks are again poised to raise rates against an oil-shock inflation — and again the costs will dwarf the effects.
Europe’s Climate Policies Keep Missing the People Who Need Them Most
Adaptation schemes built for the informed and well-off keep failing those most exposed to climate shocks.
Labour’s Coalition Has Shattered, and Starmer Needs A Theory to Rebuild It
Labour bleeds four voters to the left for every one it loses to Reform — and cannot explain why.
Habermas’s Gaza Misjudgment Does Not Doom His Legacy
His reflexive defence of Israel contradicts the universal principles his life’s work was built to uphold.
Omnibus to Nowhere: The Quiet Dismantling of European Governance
A single code word — "Omnibus" — now drives the most sweeping rewrite of European law in the Union's history.
Why Reports of Sociology’s Public Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
Sociology has not surrendered its public voice to philosophy. It has lost the illusion that it speaks from nowhere.
Europe’s €2 Trillion Lever: Public Procurement Can Tame Big Tech
Europe spends €2 trillion a year buying goods and services; treating that money as mere book-keeping squanders a decisive democratic lever.
The Global South Cannot Afford to Quit Fossil Fuels
Renewables have won the cost argument, yet poorer nations still pay a steep premium to deploy them.
Leveraging the EU Single Market to escape the Trump Trap
Leveraging the EU Single Market to escape the Trump Trap
The Right’s Pragmatism Is Just Another Ideology in Disguise
Conservatives who deride "isms" are not transcending ideology — they are smuggling theirs in unexamined.
Austerity Erodes The Governments That Impose It
Austerity packages reduce approval, drive protests, and raise the odds of a government crisis — especially in downturns.