The Political and Economic Mystiques of State Power
byOne of the great political mysteries has been the success of governments in ruling over societies with little opposition and resistance from the vast…
Social destruction by the abuse of money
byIn Britain, the top 1% of earners pay over a quarter of all income tax collected, and while super-rich British residents perhaps don’t have…
The Hope of Affordable Housing – A Modern Fairy Tale
byA Modern Fairy Tale “I’ve got good news and bad news,” says the politician behind the podium – live on tv – sweat…
Launch of the Institute for Free Trade
byI had the pleasure of attending the launch of Daniel Hannan MEP’s new think tank the Institute for Free Trade on Wednesday at the…
Why US price inflation remains relatively subdued?
byThe yearly growth rate of the US consumer price index stood at 1.9% in August against 1.7% in July, while the growth rate of…
Altmann scores
by“Black cab drivers to revel in victory over Uber for centuries to come” Headline from The Daily Mash. Baroness Ros Altmann could fairly…
Improve non-consultant doctors’ pay by liberalising their private sector capabilities
byGiven the ongoing outrage about pay for NHS staff (especially for junior doctors, nurses etc.), one way in which to tackle this could be…
The forthcoming global crisis
byThe global economy is now in an expansionary phase, with bank credit being increasingly available for non-financial borrowers. This is always the prelude to…
Ludwig von Mises on Collectivist Fallacies and Interventionist Follies
byFor more than a century the world has been caught in the grip of social engineers and political paternalists determined to either radically remake…