Articles

Money that rots like potatoes

• Martin Enlund
• 9/5/25

Only money that goes out of date like a newspaper, rots like potatoes, rusts like iron, evaporates like ether, is capable of standing the test as an instrument for the exchange of potatoes, newspapers, iron and ether.

Until the opposite has been proven

• Martin Enlund
• 8/25/25

The core principle of presumed innocence is currently being undermined year by year. The emerging new world order, marked by age controls, introduces a new perverse inversion: one’s humanity is no longer assumed, unless proven otherwise.

EU - a self-licking ice cream cone?

• Martin Enlund
• 7/18/25

The European Commission presented an interim target for 2040 in July on the path to climate neutrality. By 2040, the EU aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% compared to 1990 levels.

Your savings - or Brussel's covert slush fund?

• Martin Enlund
• 6/29/25

The European Union’s economic underperformance has been subject to intense debate since Mario Draghi, former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), published a report on the topic last year.

Order from Chaos

• Martin Enlund
• 4/23/25

Henry Kissinger, an experienced statesman and diplomat, may have put it best: that “Trump may be one of those figures in history who appears from time to time to mark the end of an era and to force it to give up its old pretences”.

Time for a more radical Europe

• Martin Enlund
• 3/9/25

Last fall, Italian economist Mario Draghi, former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), published his 400-page report on Europe’s (actually the EU’s) competitiveness. Draghi’s verdict was harsh: Europe is facing an “existential challenge.” It’s hard to disagree. While the EU is launching new regulations on plastic corks and hiding text messages from the public, Elon Musk is changing the world with groundbreaking innovations in the automotive, robotics, and space industries.

The Superstimulus Trap: From Bird Eggs to AI

• Martin Enlund
• 3/2/25

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), we face a future where we may soon have access to almost everything we desire – at least in the digital realm. But unfortunately, what we wish for doesn’t always align with what we truly need, or what would benefit us.

The Great Compliance Leap Forward: EU Repeats Mao’s Worst Mistakes

• Martin Enlund
• 2/23/25

Europe’s economic framework requires restructuring grounded in realism. The Commission’s Competitiveness Compass, alas, reveals dangerous left-hemisphere dominance and risks repeating Mao’s mistakes.

Sceptre of power

• Martin Enlund
• 2/16/25

Instead of talking about “toxic algorithms” and TikTok bans, like so many do today, we should ask ourselves more fundamental questions. How about we examine the very notion of information control?

Encryption Bolsters Freedom and Security

• Martin Enlund
• 2/14/25

If our parliaments and governments are serious about improving preparedness, it is time to leave old thought patterns such as Chat Control behind and instead back novel technologies.

When Control Becomes Pathological

• Martin Enlund
• 2/10/25

The risks associated with cryptocurrencies have recently received attention in the media, where e.g. the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority warns of the high volatility and risk of investments in crypto. Within the EU, as usual, significant efforts are being made to expand the already extensive regulatory framework. Meanwhile, in the US, there has been a marked turnaround. Even the presidential family has launched their own cryptocurrencies, resulting in criticism from industry experts .

You can't have your cake and eat it too

• Martin Enlund
• 1/18/25

Preparedness is a hot topic these days. In Europe, Poland has recently introduced compulsory lessons in weapons handling for schoolchildren for war-preparedness purposes. In Sweden, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) has recently published the brochure “If crisis or war comes”.