Following the Democratic rout in the American mid-term elections, defenders of limited government will wonder whether a Republican-led Congress will … Continue reading “Market independence or business as usual?”

During Prime Minister’s Questions this week, David Cameron batted back Labour criticism of the government’s economic policy by quoting the … Continue reading “Taxing the middle class to extinction”

Pope Francis is at it again – speaking out on behalf of the poor, while casting aspersions on the free … Continue reading “Pope Francis should praise speculators, not spurn them”

The allure of minimum wage laws arises once more in both the UK and the US. While Chancellor Osborne has … Continue reading “Raising the minimum wage while debasing the currency: an illogical economic policy?”

‘What are the foundations of a free society?’ asks a recent IEA publication. What key components are essential for realising … Continue reading “Holding elites to account”

Telegraph blogger Tom Chivers has no qualms that ‘the three “mainstream” parties… are all essentially the same.’ As he writes, ‘The mainstream … Continue reading “Median voter theorem: why mainstream parties adopt similar policies”

Readers of the Telegraph blogs may have been intrigued by the title of a recent essay by Jeremy Warner, ‘Currency … Continue reading “The inexorable lessons of currency debasement”

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is obviously no student of Aquinas in matters of politics. ‘Man is not … Continue reading “March out the vote!”

The phrase ‘fiscal cliff’ now permeates the American media. In essence, the cliff is a series of legislated fiscal triggers … Continue reading “Can Americans afford compromise on the fiscal cliff?”