When I originally set out to write my newly published IEA paper, Power Against People: A Christian Critique of the State, … Continue reading “The global financial crisis is not an argument for statism”

Christians have a duty to be properly informed when they speak out. Catholics specifically call the sin of blundering into the unknown “imprudence”. … Continue reading “Short selling, imprudence and the Archbishop of York”

The market economy is a profit and loss system. Imprudent decisions do require correction – if not by the individuals themselves, … Continue reading “Let them fail”

Until last week, it seemed that one only needed a couple of PhDs in monetary economics and finance to make … Continue reading “Thumbs down for Bush’s bailout”

Many of us have long argued that the welfare state underwrites irresponsible behaviour and crowds out the institutions that could … Continue reading “A welfare state for bankers”