"Europe is the..."

By way of verifying the fact that I do indeed remain a co-author on this economists' love-fest of a blog, I thought I'd mention a few interesting links...

• A comment at Crooked Timber about a discussion at Volokh Conspiracy about Habermas on the future of Europe.

• At my own blog, I mention two new European philosophy journals with an emphasis on pragmatism.

• Krugman discusses Ireland, Spain, and fiscal austerity.

• Shrine of the Holy Whapping, one of many great traditionalist Catholic blogs these days, offers a funny anecdote about Hilaire Belloc, the "back half" of Chesterbelloc.  I find Belloc one of those wonderful minds who is both somewhat troubling and a joy to take in... I recently finished listening through his Europe and the Faith (mention of which offers the tenuous euro-themed connection to other items on this post, as well as the title of it).

•  As for the rest of the world...