2 Views of Angela Merkel’s Legacy: Stoic Leadership, and Economic Malpractice The exiting German chancellor is celebrated as a rare source of European leadership. But many economists blame her for austerity that inflamed populism. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Your Wednesday BriefingPrison Fighting Leaves at Least 55 Dead in Northern BrazilHuawei Ramps Up U.S. Legal Challenge, With the Media in MindDenmark Rejects Final Asylum Appeal by Afghan Woman With DementiaElection Puts Europe on the Front Line of the Battle With PopulismBolton Says Iran Is Likely Responsible for Oil Tanker Attacks