I used to know a chap who had the good fortune of looking nearly two decades younger than he actually … Continue reading “Classics revisited: “The End of History?” by Francis Fukuyama (1989)”

On 12 October 2024, European Students for Liberty (ESFL) and their Icelandic partners organised a conference entitled ‘Markets and Entrepreneurship’ … Continue reading “Imperial Measurement: my talk at the ESFL conference at Reykjavik University”

Friedrich August von Hayek never formally worked for the Institute of Economic Affairs. But he was nonetheless undoubtedly one of … Continue reading “Hayek and the Nobel Prize: 50 years on”

According to a recent YouGov poll, about 20% of the public believe that the NHS provides better-quality healthcare than other … Continue reading “Precedents for a transition to social health insurance: it can be done”

For at least two reasons, The New Right Enlightenment. Young Writers on “The Spectre Haunting the Left” (1985) is an … Continue reading “Classics revisited: “The New Right Enlightenment. Young Writers on “The Spectre Haunting the Left”” by Arthur Seldon (ed.) (1985)”

During episodes of large-scale industrial action, the Institute of Economic Affairs often receives media requests from TV or radio stations, … Continue reading “Classical Liberals and trade unions: friends, foes, or “it’s complicated”?”

It is still early days for the Starmer Government, and at this stage, we can only really judge it on … Continue reading ““Right-wing on economics, left-wing on social issues”: on the breakdown of a political heuristic”

From 19 to 23 August, The Institute of Economic Affairs and the Adam Smith Institute organised their annual Freedom Week … Continue reading “Freedom Week presentations: The Denationalisation of Money”

Earlier this month, the IEA published the briefing paper Rent Control: Does it work? by Dr Konstantin Kholodolin from the German Institute … Continue reading “Rent controls: a response to Generation Rent”