Why are Europeans protesting in 2026? Explore how rising living costs, housing pressures and political distrust are driving unrest across Europe. Continue reading Why Europe Is Protesting: The Cost of Living Is Becoming a Crisis of Trust
A strange realisation hit me while reviewing comments on my recent post about Europe. One reader wrote that the European economy is on its ass, and then asked where I think the American one is. It stuck with me because the Europe and America economic crisis is not a comparison we make seriously enough. Europe is collapsing in public. America is collapsing in private. Both stories are real, and both feel like they are drifting toward the same destination. I kept thinking of a shopkeeper I know near Soldier Bazaar in Karachi. He keeps half his lights off during peak … Continue reading Europe’s Economic Crisis Is Loud. America’s Is Quiet. Which Collapse Arrives First?
