The FDP (European “Liberal”) is deemed “right” and is pro-Capitalism and socially liberal. Social policies of Barney Frank, economic policies of Milton Friedman.
Maybe you can comment a bit more on this - I’ve heard it said that Germany and France (and possibly some of the other European nations) were very conservative, fiscally, through the recession. They didn’t do the bailouts, money printing, currency devaluing crap that D.C. did. And while they do things like nationalized healthcare, their regulations are geared as much towards assisting commerce as just being protective of consumers.
I’ve noticed my European mutual fund has done very well lately, which makes me think they’re getting something that D.C. does not. Sound about right? I’m far from an expert on Europe but there are things they seem to figure out that we miss.