After a long delay of more than four decades, the Chilean people are finally rising up against neoliberalism. They demand … Continue reading “Neoliberalism in Chile – the unpopular success story”

The Left has won the economic argument. You can tell that from the fact that whatever happens in the world, … Continue reading “Why Carillion’s collapse has nothing to do with ‘neoliberalism’”

An article from the IMF’s magazine, entitled ‘Neoliberalism: Oversold?’, has been making the rounds on social media. This is not … Continue reading “The IMF gets it wrong on ‘neoliberalism’”

The Good Right’s Good Press Tim Montgomerie’s “The Good Right” certainly gets a good press. Like, for example, the fair … Continue reading “The collateral damage of The Good Right’s phoney war”

The law of diminishing marginal utility is one of the most basic concepts in economics. What it means is that … Continue reading “This is not a ‘neoliberal’ age. This is an age of hyper-statism”

Does free-market capitalism foster an environment in which death and disease flourish? That is the question asked by academics Ted … Continue reading “Neoliberalism: a sick obsession”

Unlike many other advocates of free markets, I quite like Channel 4 News economics editor Paul Mason. His journalistic approach, informative … Continue reading “Paul Mason’s Postcapitalism: The left’s unwitting conversion to neoliberal economics”

I’ve written quite a bit about ‘neoliberalism’, not least in my 2009 book The neoliberal revolution in Eastern Europe. My … Continue reading “Don’t conflate ‘neoliberalism’ with ‘neoclassical economics’”

In my new IEA monograph Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism, I discuss some of the most common straw men and myths … Continue reading “Myths and straw men”