The great error in much of the writings on conservative thought has been to separate out the role of the market economy as, at best, a minor element in the structure of conservative thought. In fact, it is at the very core of what must be understood and defended

The pandemic has become yet another crisis the political Left has employed to achievie its ends. Amongst the masks and the vaccines, the most obvious elements in dealing with the coronavirus has been the hobbling of the private sector and massive increases in government expenditure. This has not occurred by chance

Jordan Peterson's latest book, '12 More Rules for Life', is remarkable not just for what was once common good sense but also for getting past the cultural guardians who normally prevent any such message entering the world of letters. And try to stop it they most certainly did

My assumption was that the failure of Keynesian policies to regenerate growth after the GFC would lead to a re-examination of modern macroeconomic theory. Such innocence! Virtually no one blamed the anaemic recovery on Keynesian policies, nor are they likely to do so now

The world lost a great thinker last night with the passing of Sir Roger Scruton. Quadrant Online will have more on his achievements and legacy, but a reprise of Steve Kates's 2016 review of 'Fools, Frauds and Firebrands' is an apt initial reminder of the man and mind we could so ill afford to lose

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Under the misdirection of Keynesian theory, any old public expenditure is seen as creating growth, the belief being that a stronger economy is the inevitable result. Nothing could be further from the truth, as we will learn to our regret in years to come

Global warming and Keynesian theory are natural bedmates, each built on the notion that only harm can come of trusting market forces. As both aim to suppress individual freedom, those who fancy themselves best equipped to regulate the world's affairs tolerate neither naysayers nor contradictory evidence

Politics is instinct: doing what you think is right because of conviction or, all too often, expedience. That is why Keynesian nostrums are both so damaging and so enduring. After all, spending goes over well with the electorate while cuts prompt ballot-box revolts