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Europe’s White Shirt Hobo: A Lost Dream, and the Last Chance to Regain Ambition

As I survey the European Union in 2025, it comes across as a once-audacious project meant to match the United States in economic might. To me, that original blueprint, a shared currency, a vast market of 510 million, fluid workforce movement, and unified regulations , carried real potential. But fast-forward two decades, and what I … Continue reading Europe’s White Shirt Hobo: A Lost Dream, and the Last Chance to Regain Ambition →

The Economics of Immigration in the EU: When Policy Intent Meets Real-World Outcomes

The European Union was built on a visionary premise: a single market where people, goods, and capital flow freely, bolstered by the Euro as a common currency. At its core, the EU aimed to foster an integrated economic system where a Polish engineer could seamlessly work in France or a Spanish designer could collaborate in … Continue reading The Economics of Immigration in the EU: When Policy Intent Meets Real-World Outcomes →

Immigration Policy: An Economic Necessity or a Hidden Self-Tax?

I have always felt that Europe’s debates on immigration are monopolized by “political correctness” and “humanitarian rhetoric.” Officials constantly tell us: immigration is not cheap labor, it exists because we need diversity, because Europe has historical responsibilities; or, because the pressure of aging societies is so severe that without immigration, the system would collapse. On … Continue reading Immigration Policy: An Economic Necessity or a Hidden Self-Tax? →