The aggravation of international tensions should not make us forget the current fragility of the economic and financial balances in which the stability of the dollar and the resulting confidence must play an essential role. In the past, taxes were successively assigned three missions: to finance public spending, then to contribute to the redistribution of income to correct inequalities, and finally, with the application of Keynesian principles, to act on economic activity by stimulating investment and household consumption through the budget deficit.

After decades during which wealth accumulated, even if it was not evenly distributed, and the exchange of goods ...

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The importance of issues relating to public deficits and France's debt in the debate is excessive and has the consequence of diverting the attention of both the media and political leaders from the real issues facing the country. Dramatization is a well-known method of pushing through if not accepting unpopular measures. It reaches its climax today when the possibility of the IMF being placed under supervision or even defaults is raised. The fault lies with the French who do not work enough and who take excessive advantage of an overly generous social protection system.

International comparisons are then used ...

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At a time when international tensions are rising and the need for a solid and united Europe has never been stronger, one country, Poland, closely affected by the threats resulting from these tensions, elects an openly Eurosceptic far-right president. A period of cohabitation began with the government of Donald Tusk, a convinced European and very committed to finding a solution to the Ukrainian crisis. The case of Poland is not isolated. The next day, the leader of the Dutch far-right party, Geert Wilders, left the coalition, forcing Prime Minister Schoof to resign and call elections. The coming to power of ...

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