Politics

Every year more than a hundred billion euro in tax revenue is lost in the EU in the form of tax gaps - revenue that could be collected by governments but is not. This is money we cannot afford to lose: the EU economy faces major investment needs to strengthen its defence capabilities, for the green and digital transitions, and to raise its productivity and competitiveness. Addressing these challenges requires an effective collection of tax revenues and a solid analytical framework for tax policy. In parallel, it is essential to ensure that the tax system provides the right incentives to help companies become more competitive despite difficult geopolitical circumstances, including trade tensi..

One reason for the overemphasis on human spies highlighted by Professor Amy Zegart inSpies, Lies, and Algorithmsis the explosion in popularity of spy entertainment in recent decades.

The new movieNuremberg, starring Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring and Rami Malek as his US Army psychiatrist, has had mixed reviews.

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson says one of the assertions in President Trump’s new national security strategy is that the US will “oppose elite-driven anti-democratic restrictions on core liberties in Europe.” Case in point: The European Union is even fining X $140 million simply because Elon Musk “won’t censor speech.”

Hoover Institution fellow Glenn Loury will be hosting the last Q&A session of 2025 next week during his live stream.

Hoover Institution fellow Bjorn Lomborgpoints out that attribution science has a tendency to infer bad news to a slight global warming change, while never crediting one to prospective benefits, such as atmospheric patterns steering hurricanes away from land areas back out to sea.

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hansonsays there’s a big discussion taking place in this country about immigration, and “one of the themes has been whether a person came legally or illegally,” and what their attitude toward the country they came to is.

[Subscription Required]As Hoover Institution fellow Niall Fergusonhas observed, all the best ideas about politics, economics, and liberty were hatched and articulated in Scotland between 1750 and 1800.