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juhana vartiainen

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juhana vartiainen

Finnish economist and politician
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(TR) Hodorkovsky's interesting thread. Russia is apparently behind much of the hatred and discord sown in Europe.

An Israeli soldier’s report on the atrocities committed by the Israeli Defence Force, in The Economist. Disturbing reading. // I did in Gaza: an Israeli soldier’s reckoning (from @TheEconomist) https://t.co/a3PLnEXhas #Israel #Gaza #MilitaryAccountability #IL #PS

(TR) Important and interesting. Attending an elite high school does not increase skills or income over time. But it raises the likelihood of applying for higher education.

(TR) Britain is harming itself by preventing productive people from entering the country.

(TR) Higher education provides men with an average of about 550,000 euros and women with about 400,000 euros more in lifetime earnings compared to vocational education. A higher level of education is also reflected in more stable employment.

(TR) Bret Stephens writes well about how even justified criticism of the Israeli government has expanded into boundless hatred of Israel.

(TR) A former advisor to Shimon Peres writes well about how the violence of Jewish settlers in the West Bank feeds the cycle of violence against Palestinians.

Did You know that the French Revolution was above all a tax revolt? The astonoshingly well-research NBER paper exploits regional data on the tax buden and revolutionary attitudes. #FrenchRevolution #TaxRevolt #History #FR

RT @Kasparov63: 🎯 Apologists trying to credit Orbán for conceding are intentionally missing the point. He would’ve done anything to stay in… -