Europe Blog

January 30, 2017

The corruption allegation that could turn Israel’s politics upside down

Picture source: Flickr The corruption allegation that could turn Israel’s politics upside down   A corruption scandal broke out last week in Israel. Such allegations are usually not big news, but this […]
January 30, 2017

Why Muslims Should Support Capitalism

Picture source: Flickr Why Muslims Should Support Capitalism It is very interesting that the many critics of capitalism come in different groups, ideas, and belief systems. Some muslim intellectual thinkers argue that […]
January 30, 2017

French Election: Bad News for Drug Policy Reform

Picture source: Flickr French Election: Bad News for Drug Policy Reform It’s great to see fellow Luxembourgish writers out there covering the elections in the République, but it doesn’t give them a free […]
January 30, 2017

Small Country, Big Government: The Case of Montenegro

Picture source: Flickr Small Country, Big Government: The Case of Montenegro It has been only 10 years since Montenegro, a small country with approximately 650 000 citizens on the Adriatic Sea, restored […]
January 20, 2017

Liberty Face Off: Do Trade Deals Make Trade More Free?

Do trade deals make trade more free? That is the question Frédéric Jollien and Ferghane Azihari will debate in this Liberty Face Off. Do you have an issue in mind that you’d […]
January 18, 2017

Do you know the Swiss president?

Doris Leuthard. That’s the name of the incumbent Swiss president in case you wondered or might need it in a general knowledge quiz any time soon. But how come a country this […]
January 13, 2017

Why LibertyCon is due to become Europe’s most important youth event for students

In just two months time, on March 17-19, leaders of the next generation will gather in Prague for a weekend-long exploration of the sharing economy, the principles of liberty and free enterprise, […]
January 13, 2017

Liberty Face Off REMATCH: Is Islam Inherently a Threat to Liberty?

In this first Liberty Face Off of 2017, our co-editor Bill Wirtz and contributor Daniil Gorbatenko continue their discussion on the topic of Islam and liberty in a special Liberty Face Off […]
January 5, 2017

An Act of Civil Disobedience for Drug Reform in Georgia

The struggle for drug policy reform continued in Georgia on the last day of 2016: A few hours before New Year’s Eve, the leader of the Georgian libertarian party Girchi, Zurab Japaridze, […]
January 4, 2017

Making History in Georgia – ESFL’s Biggest Regional Conference Yet #TbilisiRC16

For the third time in a row, Georgian Students for Liberty has now organized an ESFL Regional Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 2014, the interest in this conference has grown among students […]
January 2, 2017

The Beautiful Tree: How Low-cost Private Schools are Filling the Literacy Gap in Developing Countries

Education is a basic pillar for any society. It is the bedrock upon which a country builds its present and future prosperity; hence the importance that governments in developing countries provide free, […]
December 30, 2016

Let Globalism and Nationalism Coexist

Picture source: Flickr Several months ago social psychologist Jonathan Haidt offered a very insightful and plausible explanation for the global rise of nationalism and authoritarianism. His analysis challenges globalist cosmopolitans with some frustration. If […]
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