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politics and the economy
The struggle to moralise capitalism
spiked,
25 January 2013
A fascinating exploration of the role of liberal intellectuals such as Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek in the rehabilitation of free-market ideology also exposes the crisis of liberalism in the modern era.
Don’t wink at the nudge plan
The Australian,
5 October 2012
The casual manner in which the advocates of nudge dismiss the right of people to behave in accordance with their intuition and instincts exposes their soft authoritarian ambitions.
The intolerant war on ‘parochial pensioners’
spiked,
24 September 2012
In forever fretting about the ‘bigoted attitudes’ of ordinary people, Britain’s political class exposes its own prejudices.
„Keiner wagt mehr etwas“
Frankfurter Allgemeine,
11 August 2012
Angstforscher Frank Furedi über tatsächliche Gefahr, empfundene Bedrohungen und darüber, warum wir ohne Bereitschaft zum Risiko nicht von der Stelle kommen.
Austerity not inevitable in long term, but tough measures needed in meantime
The Australian,
12 May 2012
Europe is suffering from a serious bout of nerves about its future, best summed up in French as demondialisation. The strict translation is "deglobalisation", but the sentiment behind it is better understood as "stop the world, I want to get off".
Hating bankers a global sport
The Australian,
8 February 2012
The simpleton's denunciation of money as the source of all evil has been transformed into a demonology used by any public figure in search of applause.
Message to EU meddlers: Hands off Hungary!
spiked,
23 January 2012
Brussels’ culture war against the ‘white savages’ of Hungary is destroying democracy and helping to boost reactionary right-wingers.
Eurokrise: Wohin mit der lästigen Demokratie?
Novo Argumente,
11 January 2012
In den vergangenen Monaten ist deutlich geworden, dass die Europäische Union nicht bloß unter einem Demokratiedefizit leidet.
Attitudes towards protesters show depth of our moral vacuity
The Australian,
31 December 2011
All that is asked of potential moral role models today is that they complain, voice their emotion and make a public statement.
Exposed: the snobbery and intolerance of the EU elite
spiked,
14 December 2011
The chattering classes’ hysterical reaction to David Cameron’s veto of a revised Lisbon Treaty reveals the dark heart of pro-EU sentiment.
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