Nate Silver: Libertarians Are the Real Liberals "People are not in politics for truth-seeking reasons," argues the data journalist and author of On The Edge: The Art of Risking Everything. Reason · Mar 6, 2024
A new biography of Donald Horne examines a life of indefatigable energy and intellectual curiosity In May 2004, little over a year before he died, Donald Horne took to the stage at the Sydney Writer’s Festival for an event to mark the launch of the fourth edition of Griffith Review: Making Perfect Bodies. Donald had written an essay called “Mind, body, age” that vigorously burst… The Conversation · Sep 6, 2023
Biden's Experience Doesn't Mean He Can Plan an Economy No amount of experience can solve the "knowledge problem." Reason · May 17, 2023
If Labour is to succeed it needs not just new policies, but a whole new philosophy The work and ideals of the late John Rawls provide a progressive framework that could supplant neoliberalism, says philosopher and economist Daniel Chandler The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023
The Big Myth Is Full of Recycled Anti-Capitalist Cheap Shots A new entrant in the anti-neoliberalism genre fails to land any blows. Reason · Feb 25, 2023
Hayek Was a True Liberal A new biography tells the story of the economist’s early life and career. Reason · Nov 25, 2022
Commentary: Liz Truss’ downfall won’t end trickle-down economics With former British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ free-market reforms having severely wounded the British economy, a chorus of pundits have claimed that the end of free-market thought is upon us. Who could at this point be so foolhardy as to claim that simply cutting taxes for the rich — and… Los Angeles Times · Nov 2, 2022
‘They are stealing Russia’: Adam Curtis on how hyper-capitalism wrecked a nation – and why Liz Truss must take heed In the 1990s, Russia embraced an extreme economics that led to chaos and corruption. Now, writes the maker of explosive new series TraumaZone, Liz Truss is taking Britain down the same toxic path The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022
Environmental destruction is part of Liz Truss’s plan The prime minister’s ideology encourages the extraction of as much income as possible from nature, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022
Alan Kohler: Small government and free markets – ideology or greed? A desire to pay less tax is part of the conservative mindset, which will make it more persistent even if Professor Stiglitz is right about government. The New Daily · Jul 24, 2022