Mercatus Center Senior Research Erik Matson, author of New Paternalism Meets Older Wisdom, has appeared on EconLib’s Adam Smith Works … Continue reading “What David Hume and Adam Smith Teach Us About the Modern Nanny State”

IEA Director of Public Policy & Communications Matthew Lesh has been quoted in The Daily Mail criticising policy proposals like … Continue reading “Young People are Being Denied Basic Liberties and Opportunities”

IEA Senior Education Fellow Steve Davies has been quoted in The Sunday Times after the U.S. Department of Justice accused … Continue reading “Economics 101: Live Music Edition”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has written for City AM criticising policies like the generational tobacco … Continue reading “National Service is Just the Latest Attack on Young People”

On 28 May, the IEA hosted the panel discussion “Colonialism – the foundation of Western prosperity?”, on the subject of … Continue reading “Colonialism – the foundation of Western prosperity?”

IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop has been quoted in The Daily Express discussing proposals for a ‘Quadruple Lock’ on pensions. … Continue reading “Wealthy Pensioners to Benefit from ‘Quadruple Lock’”

IEA Communications Officer Reem Ibrahim has written for CapX discussing proposals for a ‘Quadruple Lock’ on pensions. Reem wrote: “The … Continue reading “Pension Pledge Will Squeeze Young People”

IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has been quoted in The Sun criticising NHS plans to use phrases like … Continue reading “New NHS Obesity Language ‘Not Helpful’”

Joseph Stiglitz’s new book, The Road to Freedom, joins a queue arguing that capitalism is based on exploiting the weak … Continue reading “Book review: “The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society” by Joseph Stiglitz”