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Quo Vadis Hispania? Part Two
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (612+ words) Mass immigration is arguably the most important demographic force at play in Europe today. It is also one of the most salient—and polarizing—issues in contemporary European politics. In our previous post we examined the case of Spain—a…...
Quo Vadis, Hispania? Part One
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (587+ words) Late last month the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta, an enclave on the North African side of the Strait of Gibraltar, was suddenly overrun by an influx of tens of thousands of migrants—overwhelmingly, young Moroccan men. (Spain’s Interior Minister…...
Why Cutting Emissions Can't Fix Europe's Heat Waves
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (663+ words) Consider how prominent voices in the climate discussion describe the link between fossil fuels and extreme heat: Such claims are ubiquitous: fossil-fuel emissions are framed as a control knob for extreme weather, and turning the knob down will reduce the…...
Commodity Wine and Trade Policy: Concerns and Issues for 2026
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (795+ words) This report focuses on the commodity winegrapes used for commodity wines. Commodity wine is often transported long distances on trucks, trains, and ships, in bladders holding about 24,000 liters, which are carried in standard 20-foot shipping containers. This wine is often…...
EU’s Social Media Age-Gating Still Avoids User Accountability
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (244+ words) On April 16, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen laid down the next gauntlet challenging social media platforms to act responsibly by protecting children from harms occurring on their sites: announcing a new age verification app that’s technology ready and…...
Here’s how Trump should retaliate against Spain
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (376+ words) When Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez forbade U.S. forces from using Spanish bases to support the war in Iran and then banned U.S. military overflights, President Donald Trump was furious, but Sanchez stood firm. “We are not going to be complicit in…...
Morocco Should Send a New Green March into Ceuta and Melilla
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (344+ words) Spain’s Pedro Sánchez Should Make Good on His Anti-Colonial Rhetoric and End Its Occupation in Africa In 1975, Spain sought desperately to either hold onto the Western Saharan colony it had seized decades before or at least transform it into a…...
Madrid Bashes Israel, but Spain Is the Colonial Power
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (278+ words) Spain Runs Colonies Across the Strait of Gibraltar on the Northern Coast of Morocco Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on March 11, 2026, that Spain would permanently recall its ambassador from Israel. Sánchez is an anti-Israel stalwart in a country that…...
What Country Has the Happiest Retirees? Who Knows.
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (457+ words) By Andrew G. Biggs Finland, according to the World Happiness Report, has the happiest people on Earth. On the other hand, here’s what a classic 1993 60 Minutes report had to say about the Finns: Which is to say, it’s a little hard…...