Won't someone please think of the children?
- Martin Enlund
- 11/11/25
New laws eroding privacy always follow a tired script: Invoke the “four horsemen of the infocalypse” to scare us into accepting surveillance “for the children” or “for security.” The reality is, neither our kids nor the public are any safer, just less free.
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”.
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.
