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“Yet you participate in society”: in defence of “Mr Gotcha”

3 December 2021
Society and Culture

“Yet you participate in society”: in defence of “Mr Gotcha”

Kristian Niemietz
3 December 2021
When this blog was launched over a decade ago, most of my articles were rebuttals of the latest nonsense I … Continue reading ““Yet you participate in society”: in defence of “Mr Gotcha””

Explaining China’s economic miracle

9 November 2021
Economic Theory

Explaining China’s economic miracle

Rainer Zitelmann
9 November 2021
As recently as 1981, 88 percent of the Chinese population was living in extreme poverty; today it is less than … Continue reading “Explaining China’s economic miracle”

Peru: the next experiment in Marxism-Leninism?

22 July 2021
Economic Theory

Peru: the next experiment in Marxism-Leninism?

Rainer Zitelmann
22 July 2021
In the past 100 years, there have been attempts to build socialist societies in at least 24 countries around the … Continue reading “Peru: the next experiment in Marxism-Leninism?”

Left turn ahead: Surveying attitudes of young people towards capitalism and socialism

6 July 2021
Research

Left turn ahead: Surveying attitudes of young people towards capitalism and socialism

Dr Kristian Niemietz
6 July 2021
Summary Millennials have long been portrayed as a politically disengaged and apathetic generation. In recent years, however, that portrayal has … Continue reading “Left turn ahead: Surveying attitudes of young people towards capitalism and socialism”

Why intellectuals are so upset by the “injustices” of capitalism

21 January 2020
Markets and Morality

Why intellectuals are so upset by the “injustices” of capitalism

Rainer Zitelmann
21 January 2020
At most universities – and above all in their humanities faculties – capitalism is a dirty word. It has very … Continue reading “Why intellectuals are so upset by the “injustices” of capitalism”

Book review: “The Power of Capitalism” by Rainer Zitelmann (Part 1)

2 September 2019
Society and Culture

Book review: “The Power of Capitalism” by Rainer Zitelmann (Part 1)

Kristian Niemietz
2 September 2019
Dr Rainer Zitelmann’s book The Power of Capitalism could just as well have been titled “The Free Market’s Forgotten Success … Continue reading “Book review: “The Power of Capitalism” by Rainer Zitelmann (Part 1)”

Is the capitalist pot calling the socialist kettle black?

24 July 2019
Society and Culture

Is the capitalist pot calling the socialist kettle black?

Kristian Niemietz
24 July 2019
Der heimliche Aufmarsch (“The Secret Deployment”) is an old socialist revolutionary song from the Weimar Republic. It calls upon the … Continue reading “Is the capitalist pot calling the socialist kettle black?”

The antidote to political polarisation is less politics

4 January 2019
Society and Culture

The antidote to political polarisation is less politics

Kristian Niemietz
4 January 2019
A lot has been written about how social media (or digital media more generally), by creating online echo chambers and … Continue reading “The antidote to political polarisation is less politics”

Oh What a Wonderful World

3 January 2019

Oh What a Wonderful World

3 January 2019
Professor Philip Booth, Senior Academic Fellow at the IEA, speaks to an audience at the 2018 Ideas Exchange about why, … Continue reading “Oh What a Wonderful World”

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