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Economics / capitalism, democracy, economic theory, Keynes, University of Chicago /

Partying Like It’s 1848

July 18, 2016

This is not a time to dwell on the inconsistencies and even contradictions of the recent uprising of populism in the western world. Treat it as a fact. It just is. For there can be no mistaking the trend: people, large numbers of people, in a large swathe of Europe and America really are unhappy […]

Commentary / Brexit, capitalism, democracy, plutocracy, Reagan /

Brexit 2

June 29, 2016

Like many people I am still trying to digest the lunacy of Brexit. I say lunacy because retreat from European integration is, in my opinion, a regression towards the pettiness of nationalism that we can ill afford at a time of ever increasing technologically driven proximity to one another. Having said that I am astonished […]

Commentary / Brexit, capitalism, democracy, plutocracy, Populism /

Brexit

June 28, 2016

My summary of the discussion prior to the Brexit vote: Why? Why not? Consequences be damned. How very British. Let’s all remind ourselves of how this came about: the referendum was scheduled as a sop to the far right and traditionally anti-EU wing of the ruling Conservative party in order to shore up support going […]

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