With The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan Earns His Place as Hollywood's Great Liberal Humanist
It's not woke. It's a rousing analog epic about cracks in the liberal order.
Greece
The Real Reason Golden Ages Collapse—and How the U.S. Can Avoid It
Past societies tried to regulate their way to stability. But it came at a great cost.
Egypt's Land Grab Threatens the World's Oldest Christian Monastery
St. Catherine’s Monastery has been continuously inhabited for over 1,500 years. An Egyptian court ruling ended the monastery's longstanding separation from the government.
Knossos Presents Dueling Ideas of Greek History
The world's most glorious monument to fakery is Knossos, the Greek site containing the legendary Palace of Minos.
The Good Samaritans Who Saved Syrian Refugees
When government relief efforts fail, individuals step up.
'I Have My Own Life': The Case for Legalizing Sex Work
It would be far easier to prosecute sex trafficking if voluntary sex work were legal.
International Travel Is Partially Back, but It's Worse Than Before
Border restrictions and testing requirements make vacation a bit less relaxing and a lot more expensive.
Somehow, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Is About Professional Licensing Requirements and EU Sanctions
A terrible movie about a bodyguard trying to regain an occupational certification.
What Inmates, the Amish, and Imperial Chinese Law Teach Us About Relying on the State
David Friedman’s Legal Systems Very Different from Ours explores the costs and benefits of various legal systems across time.
Which Countries' Shadow Economies Are Biggest?
Greece, Italy take the lead; the U.S. keeps it relatively small.
IMF's Christine Lagarde Found Guilty of Misusing Public Funds
Her resignation cannot come too soon.
Alexis Tsipras Stepped Down as Greek Prime Minister. Long Live Alexis Tsipras.
His Syriza party captured a plurality of the vote in a snap election yesterday.
Tumult in Greece: Tsipras to Resign, Call For Snap Elections
The Greek prime minister is skipping the confidence vote in parliament and going straight to the people.
The Worst May Be Over for Greece, But It's Just Beginning for the Greek P.M.
Alexis Tsipras went all in and lost.
Why the U.S. Is the Next Greece: Doug Casey on America's Economic Problems
The global economy is in for a "catastrophe of historic proportions," says investor Doug Casey.
International Attempts to Raise Corporate Taxes Hurt Everybody
Corporations provide an easy political target for tax-hungry politicians, but the burden of corporate taxes falls on ordinary citizens.
Progress Through State Violence or Smaller Government?
Progressives can't imagine progress without government force
Bitcoin May Be Too Late for Greece, But Not Other Countries Headed In That Direction
Counteracting government thieving
Lenders to Greece: Show Us You Mean It
Tsipras needs to actually pass legislation, not just propose reforms.
No, the Greek Banking Crisis Isn't About to Turn the Country Into a Bitcoin Paradise
If there ever were any Greeks to speak of transferring their savings into bitcoins, chances are most have stopped.
Greeks Say No to Austerity—Again—But There Was No Good Outcome in This Referendum
Free markets weren't on the ballot.
5 Things You Need to Know About the Shitshow in Greece
Greeks want big government but they want someone else to pay for it.
Greek P.M. Tells Europe What It Can Do With Its Debt Repayment Deadline
Alexis Tsipras is officially calling for a referendum.
Heading Into Weekend With No Deal, Greeks Rush to Withdraw Cash
This is what a bank run looks like.
Creditors Lose Patience, Walk Out of Negotiations With Greece
Looming threat of Grexit still looming
Greece Is Playing With Fire
The ruling Syriza party brought out the nuclear option, threatening to default on its IMF loans.
Threat of Grexit Looms as Things Heat Up (Again) in Europe
Greece is promising once again to come up with a list of reforms.
No Grexit for Now: Greece and Europe Reach Deal (Sort Of)
The Greeks have until Monday to say what reforms they're prepared to make.
Europe Is Careening Toward Grexit. How Was Your Long Weekend?
Things could get ugly if Greece and the rest of the Eurozone can't make a deal.
Family's Lawsuit: DOD Sent Home Body of Marine Without Heart, Were Later Sent Someone Else's Heart
Marine committed suicide while working on the embassy security detail in Athens; local hospital allegedly performed unauthorized autopsy
Workers Protesting Cuts Hold Strike in Greece
Lenders currently pondering more bailout money
Former Greek Foreign Minister: Greece Spied on US Ambassadors in Athens, Ankara in 90s
Might as well air it out now?
