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The Wages of Sin Taxes

Christopher Snowdon dispels the myths behind sin taxes and exposes the regressive, pointless paternalism of taxing fun.
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Free Market Fairness

Can free markets be reconciled with the idea of social justice? Prof John Tomasi argues that they can, and makes the Hayekian case for "free market fairness".
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Planning in a free society

Using London as a case study for a spontaneously planned future, Tom Papworth argues for a radical planning reform that gives individuals power over their neighbourhoods.
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The triumph of global capitalism

Modern capitalism has been the driving force in the massive rise in global quality of life. Jacob Lundberg explains why more liberalized global markets have meant richer and freer people.
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The rotten state of our democracy

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Parliamentary democracy – Britain’s great gift to the world – has gone bad. It has putrefied into brute populism. The... Read on
Another glass of doublethink?

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Brace yourselves, there’s another bank holiday coming

Written by Vuk Vukovic

Last year in the UK there was a lot of fuss about the Royal Wedding in economic and political circles. Some claimed... Read on

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A Viennese Waltz Down Wall Street: Austrian Economics for Investors

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The Ayn Rand Lecture: The Long-term Consequences of the Financial Crisis

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Monday 16 July 2012