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Why it is madness to nationalise the utilities

The debate about whether some industries are better off in public ownership has been resurrected in the UK after the extreme-left Labour party of Jeremy Corbyn [...]

A minimum wage is poor economics

Minimum wage legislation has become the go-to policy in developed economies when trying to deal with years of sluggish wage growth and rising inequality.  [...]

How stupid is Labour? Oh, the Robin Hood Tax is back…

The UK General Election campaign is fundamentally not very exciting, as the result is a foregone conclusion: the Conservatives will win a significant majority [...]

Kindergarten economics: Labour’s moronic policy list is an insult to the electorate

The Labour Party has published a series of policies leading up to the publication of their manifesto. At least, that’s what is claimed. It is hard to tell if [...]

Patently wrong: why patents do not encourage innovation

Patents are government enforced monopolies on ideas. They are supposed to reward and encourage innovation by granting innovators exclusive rights to exploit [...]

The Insidiousness of Free School Meals

Election campaigns are occasions for politicians to act generously with tax payers money, lavishing goods and services on constituencies in return for votes. [...]

Three non-immigration reasons not to vote for Marine Le Pen

The first round of the French presidential election is coming up this Sunday, and as with all elections these days there is some trepidation when it comes to [...]

Are we on the verge of WW3?

Last week’s missile attack on the Syrian Shayrat airbase, in response to the alleged chemical attack on Syrian civilians by government troops, marked a [...]

Marijuana won’t kill you, but the police might

From extra-judicial killings in Rodrigo Duterte’s Philippines, to gang shootings in the no-go zone neighbourhoods of suburban Chicago, the body-count [...]

Man’s rights and the progressive rights inflation

Across the political spectrum, from Libertarians and Randian Objectivists to socialists, there is agreement on the existence and sanctity of basic individual [...]