Following the Democratic rout in the American mid-term elections, defenders of limited government will wonder whether a Republican-led Congress will … Continue reading “Market independence or business as usual?”

During Prime Minister’s Questions this week, David Cameron batted back Labour criticism of the government’s economic policy by quoting the … Continue reading “Taxing the middle class to extinction”

Pope Francis is at it again – speaking out on behalf of the poor, while casting aspersions on the free … Continue reading “Pope Francis should praise speculators, not spurn them”

The allure of minimum wage laws arises once more in both the UK and the US. While Chancellor Osborne has … Continue reading “Raising the minimum wage while debasing the currency: an illogical economic policy?”

‘What are the foundations of a free society?’ asks a recent IEA publication. What key components are essential for realising … Continue reading “Holding elites to account”

Telegraph blogger Tom Chivers has no qualms that ‘the three “mainstream” parties… are all essentially the same.’ As he writes, ‘The mainstream … Continue reading “Median voter theorem: why mainstream parties adopt similar policies”

Readers of the Telegraph blogs may have been intrigued by the title of a recent essay by Jeremy Warner, ‘Currency … Continue reading “The inexorable lessons of currency debasement”

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is obviously no student of Aquinas in matters of politics. ‘Man is not … Continue reading “March out the vote!”

The phrase ‘fiscal cliff’ now permeates the American media. In essence, the cliff is a series of legislated fiscal triggers … Continue reading “Can Americans afford compromise on the fiscal cliff?”

John Meadowcroft’s recent article in defence of free markets, ‘From Big Macs to Big Brother’, begins thus: ‘One of the … Continue reading “Without capitalism, can there be culture?”

Surveying the political field following the local elections – where Labour made gains at the expense of Conservatives and Liberal … Continue reading “From doctrine to detail: why conservatism is doomed”

Britons attentive to political affairs in Canada will be aware of its latest political scandal: allegations abound of electioneering shenanigans … Continue reading “‘Legalised plunder’ warps electoral morals”

Who among us hasn’t wiled away a lazy hour with travel fantasies, courtesy of Google Maps? Not the French, apparently, … Continue reading “Mapping the dangers of competitive harm”

Students of public choice theory will recognise the rationale behind the Canadian government’s recent effort to cut waste. In response … Continue reading “Sidestepping the bureaucrats to cut government waste”

Negotiations in Washington are providing an instructive lesson in political economy as both parties haggle over terms for raising the … Continue reading “America’s debt ceiling crisis”

Public choice theory – the application of economics to politics – is inspired by classical liberal principles of free markets … Continue reading “House of Lords reform: lessons from public choice theory”