It is still early days for the Starmer Government, and at this stage, we can only really judge it on … Continue reading ““Right-wing on economics, left-wing on social issues”: on the breakdown of a political heuristic”

IEA Senior Education Fellow Dr Steve Davies has written for the Daily Telegraph warning that militant nationalism is unlikely to … Continue reading “Militant Ideologies are Here to Stay”

Contents Summary The rationale for import prohibitions or restrictions is normally protectionism, e., protecting domestic industry from foreign competitors. The … Continue reading “Elephant in the Room: Why a trophy hunting ban would hurt conservation and development”

A recent blog by IEA Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz, which argues that Brexit wasn’t worth it, primarily because of its … Continue reading “Eight Years Since the Referendum, Brexit Still Looms Large”

Well, thank goodness that’s over. Elections are rarely edifying spectacles, and this one was worse than most. The Conservatives kicked … Continue reading “Election reflections”

IEA Managing Editor Daniel Freeman has written for CapX criticising Nigel Farage’s claim that the West had ‘provoked’ the invasion … Continue reading “The British People Stand with Ukraine”

In the run-up to the 2016 EU Referendum, people at the IEA and in its wider orbit were having lively … Continue reading “Brexit wasn’t worth it”

You Do Not Exist: an Introduction to Nineteen Eighty-Four, by IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has been referenced … Continue reading “Orwell’s Enduring Legacy”

IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has written for The Spectator discussing You Do Not Exist, his new introduction … Continue reading “Orwell’s Utopian Error”