Opinion
The Expert Class Has Been Wrong About Too Much to Keep Its Authority
Experts have made major errors on inflation, energy policy, and pandemic response, yet institutions protect them from accountability. Citizens increasingly ignore their pronouncements.
Why the Media Cannot Report on Its Own Failures
Newsrooms lack the incentive and structure to investigate their own institutional errors. Self-criticism threatens the business model that keeps journalism afloat.
The Welfare State Is Not Sustainable. We Should Say So.
Western governments spend more on pensions and benefits than they collect in taxes. Politicians avoid naming the problem, but the math does not change.
Democracy Works Better When Fewer People Vote. No, Really.
High turnout elections often produce volatile results and reward emotional voting over informed choice. Countries with selective voting systems sometimes deliver more stable governance than mass-participation democracies.
Why Nationalism Is Not the Problem Politicians Say It Is
Political elites blame nationalism for social division, but ordinary people defending their own countries and communities are not the real threat. The real danger lies in unaccountable supranational bodies that override local interests.
The EU Was Built on a Lie About What Integration Would Deliver
Fifty years of European integration promised prosperity and peace. What actually happened was centralization that benefited elites while workers watched their wages stagnate and their communities hollow out.
Why Free Trade Agreements Have Never Delivered What Was Promised
Three decades of major trade pacts have produced winners and losers, but most ordinary workers have seen wages stagnate while politicians claim victory. The math does not add up.
The Climate Movement Lost the Public by Becoming a Religion
Climate activists traded evidence-based persuasion for moral certainty and ritual, turning ordinary people away from environmental concerns. The movement's insistence on lifestyle purity and doomsday messaging alienated the working class it needed most.
Why the Left Lost the Working Class and Cannot Get It Back
Left-wing parties traded economic concerns for cultural grievances, abandoning workers for middle-class activist causes. The shift appears permanent because the parties cannot admit the error without destroying their coalition.
The Right Is Right About Immigration Even When It Is Wrong About Everything Else
Conservative parties across Europe scored political wins on immigration by identifying real problems that centrist governments ignored for years. But their solutions often rest on shallow analysis and tribal instinct rather than evidence.
How the Mainstream Press Decided Who Gets to Be a Racist
Major news outlets apply the label 'racist' selectively, protecting some figures while attacking others for identical statements. This double standard reveals less about truth and more about institutional power.
Why Universities Are No Longer Places of Open Inquiry
Universities once functioned as spaces where scholars tested ideas against evidence and disagreement. Today they enforce ideological conformity, punish dissent, and silence inconvenient questions.
The Idea of Progress Is Not a Natural Law
We treat progress as inevitable, but history shows societies move sideways and backwards just as often. The belief in endless improvement blinds us to real costs and trade-offs.
Why Governments Always Make Crises Worse
When crisis strikes, governments respond with blunt force and price controls that trap people in their own neighborhoods. History shows that panic and central planning amplify the damage ordinary citizens suffer.
The Decline of Meritocracy in European Public Life
European institutions increasingly select leaders based on connections and ideology rather than competence. This shift undermines public trust and leaves critical problems unsolved.