On Car Seats and Censorship
- Martin Enlund
- 12/27/24
Fertility rates in Western countries have fallen to historically low levels in recent years - not a single Western country had a fertility rate above the replacement rate in 2023. The replacement rate being 2.1 children per woman. The driving forces are said to be several, such as better pension systems, increased demands for education, more women in the workforce, the fiat monetary system, and so on. However, it can be argued that the driving forces are rather few. Perhaps many can be summarized with the concept of “unpredictable consequences”. For who were those who, in their time, predicted that a more generous pension system, more years in school, or more women in the workforce would lead to a veritable collapse in birth rates?
What if the Green Facts Don't Add Up?
- Martin Enlund
- 12/22/24
Beneath the green rhetoric: A worrying picture is emerging, revealing that the EU’s green agenda may be stifling economic growth, compromising security, and undermining preparedness. Is the EU really in a position to afford the luxury of prioritising green ideals over the essential needs of its citizens’ economic well-being and national security?
No Green Future without Economic Prosperity
- Martin Enlund
- 12/19/24
Germany, the EU’s largest economy, is once again forced to bear the label “Europe’s sick man”. The economic news makes for dismal reading. Industrial production has been trending downward for a long time. Energy-intensive production has decreased by as much as 20% in just a few years. Volkswagen is closing factories. Thyssenkrupp is laying off employees and more than three million pensioners are at risk of poverty according to a study.
The Fed Pill
- Martin Enlund
- 1/29/23
In the iconic scene from the 1999 film The Matrix, the protagonist Neo is presented with a choice between two pills - the red pill, which reveals true reality, or the blue pill, which allows him to remain in his mundane existence, unaware of the choice he has made. This metaphor has become a popular trope on social media over the past decade, with the term “pill” being used to describe a sudden realization or enlightenment. The term is often used in the context of learning or gaining knowledge, and it is meant to evoke the idea of a “magic pill” that can instantly change one’s understanding or perspective on a subject.
Centralisation is part of the problem
- Martin Enlund
- 9/27/22
Claims that we need greater centralisation, more EU, or more globalisation are prevalent across the usual media channels. The climate crisis, environmental destruction, pandemics, the AI-threat, yes, everything will apparently be solved if a little more global coordination, governance and leadership can be brought about.
Monetary Poverty Policy
- Martin Enlund
- 6/21/22
Why is inflation so high, and what does the powers that be plan to do about it? Let’s start our attempt at answering this by looking at the supply side, where we have seen massive amounts of negative shocks to the supply side in recent years. In particular since the discovery of the COVID-19 virus.
Well, of course a recession is looming
- Martin Enlund
- 6/17/22
Well, of course a recession is looming.
In contrast to the PhD’s in charge, the US yield curve (i.e. the difference between the 2y yield and the 10y yield on US Treasury bonds) has a fairly long history of being predictive of economic recessions. Most if not all mainstream economists will disagree with this conclusion. That doesn’t mean that you should.
