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Jacob Van Bergh

Jacob Van Bergh is studying economics at McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management.

The Mayor, the Nationalist, and the TikToker: Poland’s Presidential Election

Jacob Van Bergh May 16, 2025

Poland’s upcoming presidential election will shape the pace of reform, relations with the EU, and the appeal of rising populist politics.
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One Year of Milei: The Reality of Radical Austerity

Jacob Van Bergh Mar 20, 2025

Just over a year ago, Javier Milei was sworn in as the 59th President of Argentina, promising to combat inflation, but warning that there was “no possible alternative to austerity.” Milei, a libertarian economics professor and conservative…
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From Austerity to Appetite: The Republican Shift on Fiscal Responsibility

Jacob Van Bergh Dec 2, 2024

“Excessive eating has consequences,” Republican Senator Mitt Romney told business leaders in Lehi, Utah this month, “and what we’ve been doing as a country over the last 25 years has been gorging on fruit juice.” Senator Romney is not…
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