I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.
Mr. Sánchez is the prime minister of Spain. He wrote from Madrid.
Monday, February 9, 2026
M MuggedByReality El Otro Lado Feb. 4 Estimado Sr. Sanchez, Do in your own country as you wish (at least as long as you can hold your shaky coalition together). But please don't lecture the entire Western world about what it should do re. clandestine migration. One size does NOT fit all. Apparently most of the clandestine migrants in Spain come from Latin America, and these people would be the easiest for your country to absorb. They already speak your language and they share many parts of your culture, especially your religion. Also, apparently there are many lower-wage jobs to be had in Spain, and it seems your native workers have not been displaced in a wage race to the bottom (although I remain a bit skeptical about that). The situation with Italy, which I know better than Spain, could not be more different. In Italy, there are some, but not many low-wage agricultural jobs, but other than that there is no work for migrants. So they come, have nothing to do, hang around train stations and city centers, and get into trouble, sometimes big trouble such as drug dealing, armed robbery and rape. Further, most speak little Italian and do not necessarily share points of Italian (indeed Western in general) culture such as respect for the work and dignity of women and freedom of speech (especially criticism of religion, notably criticism of Islam). Italy, France also, does not need these kinds of migrants, and should not be expected to pick up the fiscal burden of supporting them. They should be deported ASAP.
K K Ohio Feb. 6 I disagree with the “rage” characterization. I saw Canadians acting first with restraint, then with reference and attempts to recall and refocus on shared values, then only finally pivoting with clear head and calm reasoning that the toddler in the next room will not stop throwing his toys out of the playpen, so it’s time to let him sit with his tantrum. I see determination and a strong sense of national self from Carney and Canada and watch with pride for them and sorrow for us.
The Globalization of Canadian Rage
Mr. Marche is the author, most recently, of “The Next Civil War.” He wrote from Toronto, where he lives.
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Financialization has made American businesses less resilient, less innovative and less competitive. It has been a major cause of slow wage growth and rising inequality. It has fueled the loss of manufacturing jobs across the heartland. It has corrupted sectors in which the profit motive was never meant to reign supreme — veterinary practices, funeral parlors, campgrounds, residential treatment services, youth sports, hospitals and nursing homes, even suppliers for volunteer fire departments — consolidating and managing them with ruthless efficiency, squeezing their vulnerable customers and then pointing to the higher cash flow as “value creation.”
The Finance Industry is a Grift.
Let's Start Treating it that Way.
Mr. Cass, a contributing Opinion writer, is the chief economist at American Compass, a conservative economic think tank, and writes the newsletter Understanding America.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Meta and Microsoft should consider locating their Data Centers in Canada with plenty of low cost energy and cool water
Meta Campaigns to Change Opinions on Data Centers
The tech giant has spent more than $6 million on TV ads in state capitals and Washington, with the message that data centers create jobs.
Reporting from San Francisco
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Friday, January 30, 2026
There are other options: Nuclear power plants can provide zero-carbon electricity 24 hours a day, regardless of the weather outside or the temperature inside. Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has laudably called for building five gigawatts of new nuclear capacity in the state. Could she band together with others in New England to build even more? In the 1970s, France responded to the oil crisis by building dozens of new nuclear power plants — and because it built them all at the same time, it got good at building them cheaply, quickly and safely. If Northeastern lawmakers want cheaper electricity, lower emissions and less oil and gas combustion, then they should consider a similar path.
It’s Very Cold. Just Wait for the Grid to Fail.
Mr. Meyer is a contributing Opinion writer and the founding executive editor of Heatmap, a media company focused on climate change.
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