The Unpredictable Future And Winning Liberty
byAs a new year begins, it is easy to consider that the prospects for freedom in America and in many other parts of the…
Insight
Yes, Virginia, There Is No Political Santa Claus
byAt a time of the year when gift giving and charitable good spirit fills the air, please allow me to be the one who…
Silly Conspiracy Theory: The Rothschilds control the world
by“Give me control of a Nation’s money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.” This quote frequently is attributed by conspiracy theorists…
Should economics emulate natural sciences?
byEconomists have always been envious of the practitioners of the natural and exact sciences. They have thought that introducing the methods of natural sciences…
Brave new world
by“Sir, Adair Turner suggests some version of monetary financing is the only way to break Japan’s deflation and deal with the debt overhang (“Print…
Understanding the Money Creation and Society Debate
byTogether with colleagues spanning four parties – Michael Meacher (Lab), Caroline Lucas (Green), Douglas Carswell (UKIP) and David Davis (Con) – I have secured a…
Means-ends and consumer choices
byA major problem with the mainstream framework of thinking is that people are presented as if a scale of preferences were hard-wired in their…
Macro economic data: an instrument for government intervention
byIt is generally held that for an economist to be able to assess the state of the economy he requires macro-economic indicators which will…
A Vindication of Commercial Society
byIn the Wealth of Nations Adam Smith outlines a commercial society: When the division of labour has been once thoroughly established, it is but a…
In defence of capitali$m
by[This article was written for BMS World Mission and can be found here.] I want an end to poverty. I want a social system…