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Chat Control 2: Digitalizing the Panopticon

Martin Enlund
9/20/25

Europe’s assault on free speech has become widespread and far-reaching. In Germany, a journalist was fined and given a suspended prison sentence this spring for circulating a satirical image of the interior minister captioned “I hate free speech.”

When Justice Fails the Vulnerable

Martin Enlund
9/20/25

A video of a young Scottish girl brandishing both a knife and an axe went viral in late August. She allegedly tried to protect her sister from unwanted advances by an adult man according to the accompanying narrative - a true heroine.

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.

The European Democracy Shield: Who is it Really Protecting?

Martin Enlund
1/3/25

The EU’s regulations aimed at combating disinformation raise questions about who is really being protected and also about the true purpose of the “European Democracy Shield”.