IEA Blog

Everyone, it seems, wants to be democratic. There are even countries (such as Algeria, Congo, Ethiopia, Laos and North Korea) … Continue reading “An Introduction to An Introduction to Democracy”

Boris Johnson will be disappointed at having to postpone his visit to India, which was scheduled for this week. Not … Continue reading “How realistic are the prospects for a UK-India free trade agreement?”

William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is considered by some to be the single greatest story ever written. Hamlet has it all: … Continue reading “Fear of “cancellation” can be as insidious as state censorship”

Why are academics so fond of misrepresenting economic liberalism? Take the recent New Statesman article co-written by Adrian Pabst, a highly respected political … Continue reading “Note to academics: disagree with economic liberalism all you want, but quit the straw-manning”

Today, the media are full of reports and outrage about the shock news that twelve European teams (including six from … Continue reading “The European Super League, and the economics of football”

Economic nationalism has plagued Africa since decolonisation. In 2021, that is set to change. On January 1, the long-awaited African … Continue reading “Good riddance to “African Socialism””

If you ask most people – perhaps Christians especially – what the opposite of competition is, they will suggest it … Continue reading “Competition and co-operation – a Catholic perspective”

Introduction When I first read the blurb of Free Lunch Thinking, my initial reaction was “Oh please, not yet another … Continue reading “Book review: “Free Lunch Thinking – How Economics Ruins the Economy” by Tom Bergin”

The EU’s travails over vaccine supply have revitalised calls in some free-market circles for the scrapping of the precautionary principle … Continue reading “The case for a liberal precautionary principle”