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The modern world is not only a home for modern people, but also a source of suffering. It is increasingly difficult to find anything permanent or stable in it. Security, in all its dimensions, has become a hope and expectation rather than an everyday reality. In a world of uncertainty, humans feel more lost than ever.

Competitiveness is a strange beast—always measured against outsiders, yet forged internally. In her annual address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reminded us of a hard truth, one that “after Draghi and Trump” can no longer be ignored: competitiveness is not a game; it is a matter of survival.

When the United States struggled with a recession in the early 1990s, James Carville, who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during the presidential campaign, coined a slogan that for decades became a hallmark of neoliberal thinking (or even a neoliberal worldview). The economy, stupid! was quoted in virtually every language, tailored to the circumstances of a given country, company, or even private matters.

The Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI) marks its 35th anniversary—a milestone for an organization that began its work at the dawn of Lithuania’s independence and has since become one of the most influential incubators of public policy ideas in the region. Founded on November 20, 1990, the Institute laid the groundwork for individuals to live and create in a free market and for the state to act responsibly and efficiently.

The November issue of the 4liberty.eu Newsletter provides an overview of the articles published on the 4liberty.eu website, serving as a starting point for further exploration.

Imagine two economists walking into a grocery store whose shelves are completely empty. One says: \"The problem is production — not enough goods are being created.\" The other one replies: \"No, the problem is demand — people aren’t spending, they’re saving. The state must stimulate consumption.\" This dispute still shapes how governments respond to crises, how they spend money, and how modern macroeconomic policy is justified.

Priorities. Practically every ministry, every coalition, even every group sitting at a table in a pub has a whole list of them. But so as not to sound too self-deprecating, this is not just a problem in the Czech Republic. For three and a half years, we have been hearing that defense is our European priority. I would very much like to agree with that.

It will soon be two years since rock rebel Javier Milei took office as president of Argentina. Since then, Argentina\'s economy has been shaken to its foundations. In a country with a deep-rooted public finance crisis, hyperinflation, and extensive subsidies, a government of uncompromising cuts took office and, within a few months, changed the fiscal balance, suppressed inflation, and reduced dependence on social transfers.

The history of Thanksgiving\'s origins is instructive for modern times in several respects. It is widely known that the first Europeans to set foot in the Americas faced severe hardships. Nearly half of them starved to death as agriculture failed in their new lands. Today, we no longer confront the hunger endured by the first pilgrims.

During this year\'s Freedom Games, 4liberty.eu CEO Dan-Aria Sucuri sat down with Karolina Shapland for a timely conversation on the future of democracy, the role of liberal spaces, and the rigins force of populism.