Category Archives: Freedom and Innovation

What has the University of Michigan done to stop Detroit

Shouldn’t a cutting-edge university like Ann Arbor have generated the entrepreneurs that would have averted Detroit’s bankruptcy? Continue reading

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In favor of a Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement

Despite the philosophical and political differences between the US and the EU, a transatlantic free trade agreement makes sense. After all, it is better to deal with the turbulences that a non-perfect friendship creates than to stomach the upheavals that a bitter rivalry brings about. Continue reading

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How an Existentialist/Golden Rule inspired Capitalism differs from

The main difference between our own brand of an Existentialist/Golden Rule-inspired Capitalism and that of the other ethical free market movements is that we do not believe in the need to pro-actively sell our philosophy. Instead we presume that the wisdom of our approach is so superior, that it, sooner or later will impose itself anyway. Continue reading

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Only Switzerland is in a league of its own

When visiting the heart of Euroland you will find that the national differences there are not so gigantic that they would overshadow what all these countries have in common. Continue reading

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Listen up IMF/Troika to Romney

Mr. Romney, rightly, argues that it is a mistake to raise taxes in order to reach a dual growth and austerity target. In this, he is in considerable contrast to current IMF/Troika practice. Continue reading

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Please do not choose to live in a fantasy land!

On April 22 and May 6, French voters, will have the chance to decide whether they want to live in a protective fantasy land (Hollande, Le Pen, M Continue reading

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The correlation between unemployment and suicide

The real reason why the long-term unemployed are more likely to commit suicide is the fact that they find it quite impossible to professionally and commercially reinvent themselves and be successful with that. Continue reading

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Wikirating – What an excellent idea!

An example of very helpful and necessary financial innovation Continue reading

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