Freedom and the Fear of Self-Responsibility
byLiberty is under a renewed challenge and attack in the contemporary world. From “political correctness” and its accompanying growing totalitarian closed-mindedness at institutions of…
Insight
Follow the money
bySince 2009, equities and other financial assets have climbed a wall of worry. Initially, it was recovery from the threat of a complete financial…
Society Is Not a Family, Government Is Not a Parent
byFew things are as clear as the bankruptcy of the political “left.” Ranting and raving about Donald Trump and “anti-democratic” trends in the United…
Karl Marx and the Presumption of a ‘Right Side’ to History, Part II
byThose who speak about being on the “right side of history” have, knowingly or not, adopted a central element in Karl Marx’s analysis of…
Economic Ideas: Karl Marx and the Presumption of a “Right Side” to History
byOne of the most common phrases to be heard from those on “the left” is the assertion that someone or some public policy is…
Economic Ideas: Frédéric Bastiat on the Law of Liberty and Free Markets
byThe defense of economic liberty has never been an easy task. Adam Smith expressed his own despair at this problem in The Wealth of…
CHAPTER NINE: REFORM
byWhy Reform? Imagine a world where huge amounts of money are created out of nothing for private profit and destroyed again once profit is…
Treascomm Submissions for “Effectiveness and impact of post-2008 UK monetary policy”
byBelow are the submissions from Cobden Centre contributors on the “Effectiveness and impact of post-2008 UK monetary policy” for the Treasury Select Committee. Publications: https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/treasury-committee/inquiries1/parliament-2015/post-2008-uk-monetary-policy-16-17/publications/…
Political Planning versus Personal Planning by Everyone
byIn politics everyone has a plan. A plan to “fix” the health care problem. A plan to “protect” the environment. A plan to “guarantee”…
What Is a Government Worker Worth Without a Free Market?
byWhere are you more likely to earn a better salaried income, in the private sector or working for the government? Well, it turns out…