tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4031864411745580445..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: What You Need to Know About the Newly Elected French President Emmanuel MacronRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-80823767352171499482017-05-09T18:04:22.583-04:002017-05-09T18:04:22.583-04:00France is facing a more existential threat than an...France is facing a more existential threat than any of them are talking about. If things continue as they are, within not many generations, Paris is destined to become the center of the new European Caliphate.Robert What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/03863449539859132763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-84969702921619166162017-05-08T11:36:24.261-04:002017-05-08T11:36:24.261-04:00The entire world is upside-down. The political es...The entire world is upside-down. The political establishment now sounds sensible and libertarian compared to the insane authoritarian populists (both wings.)<br /><br />Never in my life did I think I'd agree with these goons as much as I do now. And I can't say I'm comfortable with them serving as a backstop to totalitarianism. They are not classical liberals, and I feel like it&#Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-56494142819853510212017-05-08T10:15:12.966-04:002017-05-08T10:15:12.966-04:00According to colleague testimony from the Financia...According to colleague testimony from the Financial Times, Macron did not know what ebitda was when he entered investment banking. <br />What he lacked in technical knowledge he made up for in government contacts. <br />Relegated to Excel financial modeling as a junior analyst for a deal with the French company Atos, he was instantly made a partner while working this deal. <br />A few months Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799608136560732041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-43364066501680086452017-05-08T09:43:55.829-04:002017-05-08T09:43:55.829-04:00The Spanish libertarian Juan Ramon Rallo places Ma...The Spanish libertarian Juan Ramon Rallo places Macron's win in its proper perspective. He wrote on his facebook page:<br /><br />"What did survive, last Sunday in France, was a social-democratic coalition facing an unhinged threat from a Fascist-like nationalism. Nothing more than that. It's thus very difficult for a [libertarian] to be exited by Macron except as someone who OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50682806081613621602017-05-08T08:47:26.416-04:002017-05-08T08:47:26.416-04:00So, a classic "conspiracy Theory" from T...So, a classic "conspiracy Theory" from The SPECTATOR??? Not to mention the WSJ??? Hmmmm...Capn Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133441332228302495noreply@blogger.com