Barry Eichengreen discusses The Populist Temptation | The eminent economic historian sees strong links between austerity and rise of far-right | Brussels advised to pare back fiscal rules and IMF dinged for being supine

Heather Grabbe presents survey findings showing the wide range of values European have in common | Soundous Boualam talks to James and Tom about confronting prejudice and giving the European Union more of a human face

Corinna Hörst on Angela Merkel and Brussels policymaking | Jeanne Ponté on #MeTooEP and German conservative pushback | Joanna Maycock on feminist satire and the far-right's agenda for women | "Love Yodel! Hate Fascism!"

Arancha Gonzalez says "conscious consumers" can help save trade | Reinhard Bütikofer expects Donald Trump to slap tariffs on Europe's cars | Lorenzo Marsili reimagines the EU-Canada deal | James and Tom get the munchies

Mujtaba Rahman says nationalist populists are poised to infiltrate democratic decision-making in Brussels | Roland Freudenstein and Martin Mycielski reflect on hate and violence in Poland | James and Tom say good riddance to far-right UK lawmakers

Corina Stratulat assesses Macron-style participatory democracy | Laura Sullivan says the process of consulting citizens only works if authorities Let It Go | James and Tom on EU acronyms and abbreviations