Everyone, it seems, wants to be democratic. There are even countries (such as Algeria, Congo, Ethiopia, Laos and North Korea) … Continue reading “An Introduction to An Introduction to Democracy”

What is democracy? How does it work? What are its strengths – and its shortcomings? Two-thirds of the world’s population, … Continue reading “An Introduction to Democracy”

While Friedrich Hayek penned The Road to Serfdom in wartime Britain, on the other side of the world another Viennese … Continue reading “Review: The Open Society and its Enemies, Volume 1, by Karl Popper”

Faux-outrage and faux-indignation are normally the preserve of the political Left. When your social status depends on your imaginary moral … Continue reading “Beware the Bregalitarians”

Will the view from the next hill be worth the effort of climbing it? Should you spend time learning the … Continue reading “Public choice theory – the economics of government failure”

French president Francois Hollande is walking on a tightrope. Many of the promises he has made seem to be untenable. … Continue reading “The failing policies of Francois Hollande”

A review of The Servile Mind: How Democracy Erodes the Moral Life by Kenneth Minogue Kenneth Minogue has written a clear and … Continue reading “The Servile Mind: How Democracy Erodes the Moral Life”