The EU’s Justice Commissioner received “brutal” treatment last month in Warsaw, a member of his delegation said, during talks aimed at defusing a dispute over the independence of Poland’s judiciary that is blocking billions of euros in economic aid. In a carefully staged media appearance, Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro …

The Federal Reserve and the Biden administration seem to have a very casual attitude toward inflation. When inflation started to draw some attention, the Federal Reserve’s official line was that it was transitory. In June, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said it was temporary, and John Williams, President of the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 as the demise of “historical Russia,” a comment that could fuel speculation about his foreign policy intentions amid a buildup of tens of thousands of Russian troops in regions bordering Ukraine. “It was the disintegration of …