Spain
The Era of Divergence (and Distinctiveness)
Germany vs. Spain. Texas vs. Florida. These aren’t predictions for the next World Cup final or BCS title game but rather examples of the regional divergence in economic performance and fiscal outlook described by Gillian Tett in the Financial Times last Friday. She argues that while international attention has been focused on the divergence of the Eurozone (between countries with strong, growing economies and those without), the U.S. READ MORE >>
Let's Not Save the Euro or, For That Matter, The European Union
I am no fan of the European Union. It is an artificial contraption, run by the corporate and bureaucratic elites of the continent, without democratic sanction because the various peoples subsumed under its rule themselves see that it is without democratic values or ambitions. Had it at least energized the economies of Europe there might be some raison d'être for its intrusive rules which wreak havoc with every member nation's culture and identity. READ MORE >>
The Little Emirate and the World Cup
[Guest post by James Downie] READ MORE >>
No More Arcs
Inner Harbor
The Fortunate Journey
The Escorial: Art and Power in the Renaissance By Henry Kamen (Yale University Press, 291 pp., $35) READ MORE >>
