Today on TAP: Tight money spreads from Washington to Frankfurt to the Global South, needlessly increasing hardship.
Europe
Europe’s Energy Crisis
Is there a solution anytime soon? And what are the spillover effects on the U.S. and the global economy?
The Climate Threat to Centuries of Tradition
Today on TAP: It’s here, right now, even with the best policies—and we are far from pursuing those.
Liz Truss Gets Her History Wrong
Britain’s new prime minister is no Margaret Thatcher. But can Labour do better?
The Big Bet on Natural Gas Is Blowing Up in the World’s Face
It’s not clean, it’s not cheap, and it’s not a bridge fuel to anyplace good.
In Europe, Some Refugees Are More Equal Than Others
Since the war in Ukraine began, many European countries have welcomed Ukrainian refugees by the millions—but equally desperate Afghans, not so much.
The End of Boris Johnson
Unless the wily prime minister has one last trick up his sleeve
Europeans Have Far More Reproductive Freedom Than Americans
In both access to abortion and a pro-family welfare state, Europe beats the U.S. hands down.
France’s ‘Jupiterian’ President Is Struck by a Bolt From the Blue
The left and the far right deny Emmanuel Macron a majority in the French National Assembly.
Inflation Isn’t So Different Between the U.S. and Europe
This should lead Federal Reserve officials to hesitate before blindly hacking away at the economy.


