Neo-monetarism – the most important economic theory you’ve probably never heard of
It’s been a long time since rival economic theories were of such political importance as they are now. Before 2008,… Read more »
Edited by Peter Franklin
Drugs damage cultures not just individuals
When people claim that cannabis doesn’t kill anyone, what they seem to be suggesting is that people don’t die from… Read more »
The global economic crisis started forty years ago
Why is the global economy in such a mess? Well, we can always blame the bankers. But what did the… Read more »
China’s economic civil war
Next month, the leadership of China’s Communist Party – and therefore of China – passes to a new generation. These… Read more »
Heresy of the week: If we want our politicians to be normal we should be nicer to them
Why do politicians resign? As we remember it – rightly or wrongly – it was once all about issues of… Read more »
The inflation hawks were wrong, but for the right reasons
This month, we’ve had a good run of news on the economy: unemployment is down, borrowing is down and inflation… Read more »
How we die – the most important issue we never talk about
We’re all going to die, so why do we so rarely talk about it? There is, of course, the ongoing public debate… Read more »
Long-term prosperity depends on family values
They may not be that common in the real world, but in political circles there’s a lot of people who… Read more »
Hugo Chavez makes idiots of the left and hypocrites of the right
Joseph Stalin. Fidel Castro. Che Guevara. British lefties like a bit of rough – just so long as the rough… Read more »
Heresy of the week: The left should be winning the battle of ideas (but isn’t)
These are not the salad days of capitalism. The banking crisis, compounded by a series of scandals, has undermined popular… Read more »
Britain’s membership of the European Union – is it time to quit the Muppet Show?
Who said the Germans don’t have a sense of humour? Here, for instance, is an in-depth report from Spiegel Online… Read more »
Liberalism is a parasite that has killed its host
The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom is regarded by supporters and opponents alike as one of the… Read more »
Monetary versus fiscal stimulus – a no score draw
Joseph Stiglitz is a Nobel laureate and a former chief economist of the World Bank. He’s a leading Keynesian and… Read more »
The EU in one easy formula: Sicily = Italy = Europe
Sometimes big, complicated things are best understood in microcosm. Consider, for instance, Stephan Faris’s portrait of Sicily for Bloomberg Businessweek:… Read more »
Heresy of the week: Sorry, but there were no good leader’s speeches this year
The pundits have spoken: David Cameron gave a good speech; and, last week, Ed Miliband gave a good speech; and,… Read more »
