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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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The Rotten State of our Democracy

Parliamentary democracy – Britain’s great gift to the world – has gone bad, says Eamonn Butler. We need to remember that democracy is not merely dictatorship of the majority.
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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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Austerity or bust

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The austerity vs stimulus debate is the focal point of attention once more, as the recent results of Greek and French... Read on
Dalai Oliver

Written by Jan Boucek

What with the ongoing eurozone crisis, G8 summits and NATO confabs, politicians from around the world continue to... Read on
The morality of taxation

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Eamonn Butler discusses the morality of taxation, which he wrote about for the Taxpayers' Alliance's excellent new... Read on

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