…continued from Part 1    Between the 17th and the 19th century, some people in Britain made a lot of money … Continue reading “Book review: “Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution” by Maxine Berg and Pat Hudson (Part 2)”

I try to judge a book not primarily by whether or not I agree with the authors’ main conclusions, but … Continue reading “Book review: “Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution” by Maxine Berg and Pat Hudson (Part 1)”

…continued from Part 1   Chapter 4 addresses the old Marxist idea that wealth must be built on exploitation, but … Continue reading “Book review: “The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World” by Johan Norberg (Part 2)”

I first came across Johan Norberg almost exactly 20 years ago, when the German translation of his book In Defence of … Continue reading “Book review: “The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World” by Johan Norberg (Part 1)”

Marc Glendening, IEA Head of Cultural Affairs and author of Dictating words, has written for Conservative Home, critiquing how restrictions … Continue reading “Censorship risks drift towards authoritarianism”

IEA Head of Cultural Affairs Marc Glendening has written for Reaction warning that a new form of censorship-supporting authoritarianism poses … Continue reading “New authoritarianism imperils free speech”

Dictating words: The Culture-Control Left and the war against free speech, a new paper highlighting the threat posed to free … Continue reading “Freedom of expression is under threat”

Dictating words: The Culture-Control Left and the war against free speech, a new paper by IEA Head of Cultural Affairs … Continue reading “Authoritarian hate speech laws undermine free expression”

Dictating words: The Culture-Control Left and the war against free speech, a new paper by IEA Head of Cultural Affairs … Continue reading “Hate speech laws will never be enforced neutrally”