by Rhett | Oct 9, 2017 | News
From CNN: Barcelona, Spain (CNN)Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will consider taking the dramatic measure of suspending Catalonia’s autonomous status, as the region’s leaders escalate threats to declare independence from the country. Spanish politics...
by Rhett | Oct 9, 2017 | News
The AP reports: BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned anew Monday that Spain will not be divided by a declaration of independence from Catalonia and said the government is ready to respond to any such attempt. Catalan regional...
by Rhett | Oct 6, 2017 | News
The goal of secession should be for less oppressive...
by Rhett | Oct 6, 2017 | News
Daniel Lacalle, a Spanish economist and libertarian who runs Mises Hispano, joins Jeff Deist for an in-depth discussion of the facts behind the Catalan independence vote. Daniel makes the case against secession, based on economics, history, constitutionalism,...
by Rhett | Oct 6, 2017 | News
The EU’s budget commissioner has warned of the risk of “civil war” in Catalonia, as fears grew over a looming independence declaration and major banks prepared to relocate their headquarters. As another day passed with no sign of dialogue and pro-independence...
by Rhett | Oct 6, 2017 | News
Authored by Andrew Korybko via Oriental Review, Catalonia’s drive for “independence” has unleashed a chain reaction of viral social media support that’s frighteningly resurrected civil war-era rhetoric, but the most dangerous consequences of this domino effect are yet...