Content about European Union

03.07.10

Financial Incompetence at the New York Times

Among the New York Times's bogeymen these days are credit default swaps and derivatives in general. On Friday, the paper's editorialists tried to blame such instruments for the financial crisis in Greece. I am not an expert on derivatives, so I asked a friend who is an expert to evaluate the paper's arguments. Here is his response:

11.02.09

The pluck of the Irish.(EUROPE)(Brief article)

The European Union is in crisis, trumpeted a British newspaper after Ireland voted to reject the Lisbon Treaty, which would have moved Europe closer to full integration. The Paddies had beaten the politicians. The treaty was finished. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But the euphoria only lasted until Publication: The American Conservative