Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Is there progress in art?

There is a case for saying that there has been progress in such areas as science, medicine and engineering because we know what their aims are, but that there has been no ‘progress’ in art because it has no goal.

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Tim Worstall Tim Worstall

So glad we’ve now got farming sorted out then

This isn’t what Baroness Batters - formerly head of the National Farmers’ Union - means to say but it is what she does say: Batters said: “One of the long-term and growing challenges to farming is that land is often more profitable for anything else, other than producing food.”

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Tim Worstall Tim Worstall

When de minimis is no longer minimal

The essential starting point is that tariffs are only one part of the costs of trade. Transport’s another, being able to communicate between buyer and seller another and it’s possible to compile a list as long as a tariff schedule of further such costs.

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Miles Saltiel Miles Saltiel

After The Rose Garden 4: Fiscal Balance

It is unpleasant to admit it, but dear old Blighty has been a deadbeat for over a century. Our central fiscal characteristic is that we don’t pay our way.

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Tim Worstall Tim Worstall

The Guardian’s worried Argentina is going to work

Inflation means rising prices, which is hard to conflate with falling prices. On the other hand, if prices fall and wages don’t then real wages rise and poverty declines - which sounds like a fair enough plan to us.

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Reducing knife crime

Reducing knife crime in the UK is a complex challenge, but there are several evidence-based approaches that can help. In practice, the most effective strategies could combine enforcement with prevention and community engagement

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Tim Worstall Tim Worstall

Why not, umm, lower the cost of legal waste disposal?

Philip Duffy, the agency’s chief executive, said: “Waste crime is toxic. Criminals’ thoughtless actions harm people, places, and the economy, blighting our communities and disrupting legitimate businesses.

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Sebastian Charleton Sebastian Charleton

Why socialism doesn’t work

Socialism, when implemented as a political and economic system, has historically led to tyranny and persecution for several reasons:

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