Time for another look at the data on personal and economic freedom, and what it might say about the relationship between the two.
Category: Political issues
The neverending Brexit saga
Yet another deadline has been missed, but trade talks between Britain and the EU are still going. Boris Johnson has inherited his predecessor's basic problem.
Back to “no deal”?
In the never-ending Brexit saga, Britain and the EU are running out of time to reach a trade agreement.
A president on trial
Nicholas Sarkozy goes on trial in France, in a case that raises questions about how we treat ex-presidents and what we really think about political corruption.
Israel and antisemitism, again
Israel's far-right government has lost a powerful friend with the defeat of Donald Trump, and the divergence between its position and the actual interests of Jews worldwide has never been clearer.
Another setback for the Kremlin
Maia Sandu will become Moldova's first female president after convincingly beating the pro-Russian incumbent.
A runoff in Moldova
Moldova's president seeks re-election on Sunday in another trial of strength between the forces pulling the country in opposite directions.
Fundamentalism and the judiciary
As Donald Trump is on the verge of getting his new Supreme Court justice, a decision in Poland illuminates the issues at stake.
Two presidential previews
A troubled country and a troubled pseudo-country both vote in presidential elections on Sunday: a first round in Bolivia and a second round in Northern Cyprus.
October election updates
An occasional (usually monthly) feature. Today, news from Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Belgium and Vienna.
The World is Not Enough 