Author: CreativeDeduction
The rich: who they are and why we need them
What does it mean to be rich? Who are the rich? And how rich are they? Do they make a lot of money or do they have a lot of money? Dividing the population up [...]
The War on Drugs: senseless, inhumane and failed
Drug use is a victimless crime. But the fact that we express our own preferences when we use drugs and don’t hurt anyone else in the process has not [...]
When the left thinks racism is OK
Don Lemon couldn’t contain his delight when a commentator on CNN said that Kanye West is ‘what happens when negros don’t read’. West supports Trump and [...]
How to answer the critics of capitalism – Part 2: Are consumers being exploited?
In the first post on this subject, published last week, we took on the classic Marxian argument that capitalism exploits workers by paying them a subsistence [...]
What Brexit says about democracy
As the day where Britain is due to leave the EU draws ever closer, the debate about how we got here intensifies. Breaking away from the EU is certainly a [...]
How to answer the critics of capitalism – Part 1: Are workers being exploited?
Capitalism is having a tough time. These days few are willing to stand up in defence of free markets, trade and enterprise. The left has successfully revived [...]
The alienation of the welfare state
Imagine a small town, Sticksville. About one hundred people live here. Most are self-sufficient middle-classers, but there is also a top and a bottom: the [...]
Welcome to the University of Nonsense: The Grievance Studies Hoax
Not all the peer reviews of ‘Human reactions to rape culture and queer performativity at urban dog parks in Portland, Oregon’ were positive. One thought [...]
Capitalism in the South Pacific
On the 28th of April, 1789, Fletcher Christian and his crew of disaffected seamen seized control of the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty and set their captain, [...]
The problem with inflation targeting
In central bank lingo, price stability somewhat preposterously means an engineered, predictable and stable increase in the price level. Most central banks, [...]