What is fascism?
The word “fascism” is often used – and mis-used – to describe politicians and policies which are perceived to be somehow aligned with totalitarian ideas. But while it is often apparent right-wing policies that are described as fascist, in fact, fascism shares its ideological roots with progressive politics.
Indeed, to understand fascism, we [...]
The left’s unprincipled opposition to war
There is really only one thing which can unite the far sides of the political spectrum: war, or rather, the opposition to it. When The US, Britain and France sent missiles [...]
May libertarians use the roads?
Some argue that it is intellectually dishonest to be against the state and at the same time allow oneself to make use of any sort of publicly provided services. Roads are the [...]
Murder in the welfare state
Recent news that London’s murder rate has overtaken New York’s has caused much soul searching in the UK, and there seems to be plenty of blame to go around. When two [...]
Soybeans and the foolishness of trade wars
The trade war has begun. This week China announced retaliatory measures in response to President Trumps 25% tariffs imposed on $50bn worth of imports from China. According to [...]
Why do Keynesians ignore wealth creation?
What is sometimes referred to as the original economic problem is the issue of scarcity – limited resources exist to satisfy essentially unlimited demand for goods and [...]
Venezuela’s misery in one statistic
Norway is officially the worlds happiest country according to the World Happiness Report 2017, released last week. The Norwegians replace fellow Nordics the Danes, who come [...]
Is the left antisemitic?
Jeremy Corbyn has had a rough couple of weeks. After the Salisbury poisoning he failed to condemn Russia, the following week he was forced to fire Owen Smith from the front [...]
Free speech: an absolute
It should be clear to most that free speech is an absolute: you either have it or you do not – there is no grey zone. Free speech is not the freedom to say what is not [...]
A libertarian’s approach to the death penalty
The death penalty has been abolished in all but one western country: The United States still practices it (in 31 of the 50 states), and since the Supreme Court affirmed the [...]
Hat-gate and Corbyn’s unsavoury sympathies
Jeremy Corbyn’s response to the poisoning of a Russian former double agent on British soil has once again put the spotlight on the Labour leader’s unsavoury tendency to [...]