The progress that free trade and globalisation have achieved are coming under severe threat from the Covid-19 pandemic. There are … Continue reading “Now is not the time to go soft on globalisation (Part 1)”

At first glance, the assertion in this article’s headline may seem unfair. After all, aren’t anti-capitalist activists widely regarded as … Continue reading “Anti-capitalists don’t care about the fate of the world’s poorest countries”

In the film Groundhog Day, the protagonist is trapped in an infinite time-loop, constantly repeating the same experiences over and … Continue reading “Oxfam would rather make us all poorer than feed the world”

This article is based on a presentation delivered at the Restructuring of the Global Economy (ROGE) conference, Oxford University. It is … Continue reading “Public opinion is turning against free trade and globalisation”

Do free markets help or oppress the poor? What, if anything, have free markets done for the poor worldwide? In … Continue reading “Helping the Poor”

Pope Francis’ encyclical, ‘Laudato si’, is an important contribution to the theology and morality of the earth’s ecology in the … Continue reading “Property rights and the environment – a response to Pope Francis’ encyclical”

We are frequently given quite pessimistic assessments of the environment and of the world economy through Vatican documents, lectures and … Continue reading “Cheer up! We’ve never had it so good – at least until population decline sets in”