Values in freefall
Last week, many of us were surprised with what the European Commission President announced on Twitter. I was still having my first coffee shot at the office when someone sent me a screenshot of the President of the European Commission’s tweet, where she informed the public that a delegation was on its way to meet […]
Tsunami warning
About a fortnight ago, I read with great interest but also with a poignant feeling the UNESCO report that sounded the warning to the Maltese authorities. The report states that the chances of a tsunami in Malta is 100% material, it will undoubtedly happen over the next three decades and that one of Malta’s coastal […]
The living wage pretext to alienate people
Last week, I was reading with great interest the interview of the IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva with whom I had the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas when I was posted in Brussels, and she was still Commissioner for Budget, before resigning towards the end of 2016. With Georgieva and her Cabinet, I held meetings […]
The political and economic consequences of liberty
In such a difficult political and economic context, one must stop, think, and find solace in the solutions proposed by our leading economists of the last century. John Maynard Keynes was revived quite a few times in the past decade, especially ensuing the financial crisis. He is the economist that proposed in his lousy book The […]