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Commercial expression, anti-smoking extremism and the risks of hyper-regulation.
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The triumph of global capitalism

The rise of global capitalism since 1980 has been the central factor in the massive rise in global quality of life. In this article, Jacob Lundberg explains why more liberalized global markets have meant richer and freer people.
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Patterns of sustainable specialization and trade

A new paradigm for understanding unemployment and recessions.
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The future of European Monetary Union

John Chown on the background behind the Eurozone crisis and the currency's long-term prospects.
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The law of opposites: Illusory profits in the financial sector

How bad accounting regulation has created illusory profits and perverse incentives for banks.
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Tom Palmer on his book 'The Morality of Capitalism'

Tuesday 6 March 2012
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Mere libertarianism: Blending Hayek and Rothbard

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