Tag: Greece

Trump, Turkey, and Greece

The Editors - November 21, 2024

Ryan Gingeras of War on the Rocks reports that if you look more closely at the coverage and commentary in Greece and Turkey in...

Too Close for Comfort

Debbie Young - July 15, 2015

Unlike Greece, the U.S. economy is far bigger and more diverse. American institutions, not foreigners, hold most of America’s debt. Unlike Greece, which is...

Greek Myths

Debbie Young - July 7, 2015

Greece wants to be prosperous without being competitive. It wants to run a five-star welfare state with a two-star economy; modernity without efficiency or...

A Greek Tragedy’s Teachable Moment

Debbie Young - July 6, 2015

With one in four adults unemployed and half of its young people out of work, who is going to pay for the fat pensions...

Napoleon’s “Incomprehensible Day”

Debbie Young - June 19, 2015

On the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Andrew Roberts in Smithsonian magazine writes on why Napoleon deserved to lose. But the benefits...

Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell’s Solution for Greece

Richard C. Young - February 19, 2015

The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell writes, “Centralization is the secular religion of the European elite and they want Greece in the Euro.” Dan, however,...

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E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - May 24, 2012

The Debt Bomb Ticking Near You

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - November 15, 2011

Last week Alabama’s Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy. It owes $3 billion on a failed sewer deal. A few weeks ago the capital of...

An American Greek Tragedy

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - May 12, 2011

You may have heard. Greece couldn’t adhere to its deficit-reduction targets. Investors want nothing to do with its debt. It takes a 15.7% yield...

When Debt Comes Calling

The Editors - May 10, 2011

This is what happens when debt comes calling. Congress should pass Senator Mike Lee's Balanced Budget Amendment today to avoid the type of destabilizing...

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