The most dangerous diminutions of freedom come from those who are convinced of their moral rectitude.
The U.S. states that allow for citizens' initiatives tend to have fewer laws and lower taxes than the ones that don't. But the beauty of the system is that it encourages the spread of best practice.
The next Euro-elections will be a step towards a United States of Europe
You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt.
Europe tends to favor stability over democracy, America democracy over stability.
If you vote for candidates who think it's the role of the state to provide health care, don't complain when your hospitals are as badly run as everything else run by the state.