May 8 Belongs in the Calendar of Every European Democracy
As eyewitnesses fade and the far right reframes liberation as defeat, EU institutions must answer with policy.
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Madrid Has the Cure for Trump-Era Energy Shocks
Spain's heretical VAT cut tames inflation—a model for Europe as Trump's tariffs and Middle East shocks bite.
AI Productivity Growth Won’t Match the Computer Revolution
AI Productivity growth will underwhelm, not because the technology is weak, but because it creates a bottleneck that earlier digital tools largely avoided.
MAGA Forges Christianity Into a Weapon of War
From Hegseth's crusader tattoos to Thiel's apocalyptic sermons, MAGA is fusing Christianity with raw political power.
Hungary After Orbán: Why Tisza’s “New Hungary” May Leave Workers Behind
Hungary's new government promises to restore rule of law — but not labour rights.
Europe’s Migration Promises Are Building A Dangerous Expectation Trap
Stricter return rules and border procedures sell reassurance to voters, but the evidence suggests Europe cannot deliver what politicians promise.
Europe Chose Greek Deficits Over Hungarian Democracy
In April 2010, the EU betrayed Greece and enabled Orbán — and has yet to reckon with either.
Hungary’s Long Road From Electoral Autocracy to Plural Democracy
Péter Magyar's election victory gives Hungary its best chance in a generation to break with a centuries-long pattern of authoritarian rule.
Silicon Valley’s Anti-Democratic Turn Begins at Work
Silicon Valley's quarrel with democracy is not abstract — it begins in the workplace, where unilateral authority is normalised.
Deregulation Demands Threaten the EU’s Best Chance to Close the Gender Pay Gap
Employer lobbying to weaken the EU Pay Transparency Directive risks condemning European women to decades more of unequal pay.
What Hungary Can Learn From Poland
Following Tisza’s victory over Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party in Sunday’s election, the opposition faces an uphill battle in trying to restore Hungary’s democracy.
EU Inc. Trades Worker Rights for Silicon Valley Fantasy
The European Commission's proposed EU Inc. corporate form promises startup-friendly simplicity but threatens worker participation, collective power, and Europe's social model.
From Hitler’s Industrialists to Trump’s Tech Bros: The Case for Democracy at Work
The alignment of America's tech billionaires with authoritarian politics echoes 1930s industrial collaboration — but Germany and Spain offer a democratic remedy.
Big Tech and Populism Share a Common Enemy: Democratic Oversight
As artificial intelligence concentrates power among a handful of technology giants, the structural interests of those firms and of populist politics are quietly converging around a shared hostility to institutional constraints.
The United States Faces a Crisis It Once Diagnosed in Others
Historians and political scientists now identify the United States as exhibiting the very warning signs it once monitored in fragile states abroad.