The Spaniards are of some of the finest stock in the world. With a handful of men armed with medieval technology they conquered most of the New World south of the Rio Grande. Why do none of these oversocialized academics ever suggest that the Spaniards pursue the national policy of producing a population surplus enough to begin exporting future conquistadors?

(Rhetorical.)

The British Crown Dependencies like the Channel Islands and Man are not part of the UK or of the EU, though there are separate laws and agreements on them. I think some of the Scandinavian countries have nearby possessions or even integral parts of their states that are kept out of the EU for one reason or another.

Overseas possessions are rarely in the EU. I’m not sure about the French ones — they are big on the indivisibility of the Republic, even globally, but not sure all their islands are in the EU.

This particular cluster of policies:

“Libertarians around the world should downplay identity and focus on the policy trinity of deregulating immigration, employment, and housing. (Plus austerity, of course).”

doesn’t necessarily go together well in any way that will win votes from the same electorates.

I think this person said the man who blocked a purchase of some land for an extension wanted the land more for his own purposes, so decided against the application.