A debate has been raging amongst liberal elites in the United States over the last six months over the thesis put forward in Abundance, a best-selling book by columnists Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, which aims to set out a new agenda for a lost Democratic party. Essentially, the thesis is that the US is trapped in an economic malaise of low wages, high rents and bad healthcare, the legacy of a neoliberal world with too many rules and regulations that stifle America’s vitality and drive to “build” new and better.

2 October 2025

OPINION. Europe has become a digital colony, dependent on the American cloud giants. This dependence weakens its technological sovereignty and security. Yet talent, innovation, and solutions already exist on the continent. All that is missing is a strong industrial vision, an ambitious public order and confidence in our own capabilities to build European digital autonomy. By Cristina Caffara, Stefane Fermigier and Yann Lechelle (*)

13 June 2025

CPI

The past week has seen two major antitrust policy speeches given in the U.S. by the new head of the Antitrust Division, Gail Slater, and newly confirmed FTC Commissioner Mark Meador: AAG Slater gave her Remarks on “The Conservative Roots of America First Antitrust Enforcement”^[2] at Notre Dame Law School (home of her Principal Deputy, Prof. Roger Alford), while Commissioner Meador delivered a speech based on his scholarly essay, “Antitrust Policy for the Conservative”^[3] at an event co-hosted by American Compass and the Conservative Partnership Institute.

7 May 2025

www.project-syndicate.org

The European Union’s digital policy has focused almost exclusively on regulating apps and services, leaving it dangerously dependent on US tech giants and unable to compete globally. Recognizing that the status quo is unsustainable, business leaders are now leading efforts to secure the bloc’s digital future.

12 March 2025