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Liberty and the Social Order – Part One
[An Article from Free Life] Introduction The twilight of the Cold War – which had largely seen the question of freedom framed as a purely economic…
Nov 9
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Duncan Whitmore
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June 2023
The Hollowed-Out West
[An article from Free Life] "The illusion […] will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes…
Jun 29
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Duncan Whitmore
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April 2023
“Fed Up with Politicians?”
[An article from Free Life] Such was the title of a political leaflet received through my door last week. Readers familiar with my work on this blog…
Apr 28
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Duncan Whitmore
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Economic Myths #15 – Unemployment
One of the key indicators of the economic “performance” of any given country is its rate of unemployment. Low rates of unemployment are understood as a…
Apr 17
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Duncan Whitmore
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Economic Myths #14 - Share the Wealth
Clement Attlee is, with little doubt, one of the more notable of Britain’s former Prime Ministers. Apart from the long lasting effects of his legacy he…
Apr 10
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Duncan Whitmore
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Economic Myths #13 - Wealth Inequality and "The 1%"
[First published on Free Life] The inequality of wealth and income is a frequent bone of contention in the mainstream media. According to The Guardian…
Apr 3
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Duncan Whitmore
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March 2023
Economic Myths #12 - The Deflation Danger
[First published on Free Life.] Politicians and mainstream economists are persistent in their warning of the so-called “deflation danger” – the idea…
Mar 27
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Duncan Whitmore
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Economic Myths #11 - The Mixed Economy
[First published on Free Life] The world’s political systems today are, generally, neither fully despotic on the one hand nor completely free on the…
Mar 20
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Duncan Whitmore
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Economic Myths #10: Taxes Benefit "Us"
[First published on Free Life] Whenever there is the appearance of some headline berating large corporations for arranging their affairs so as to pay as…
Mar 13
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Duncan Whitmore
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Economic Myths #9 - Social Safety Nets
[First published on Free Life] It is often trumpeted as a virtue that “civilised”, social democratic countries offer their citizens one or more types of…
Mar 6
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Duncan Whitmore
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February 2023
Economic Myths #8 – Capitalism is Exploitative
[First published on Free Life] The myth that capitalism is exploitative – or rather, that capitalists and entrepreneurs are responsible for the…
Feb 27
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Duncan Whitmore
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Economic Myths #7 - Government Means Harmony
[First published on Free Life] One of the aspects of capitalism and the free market that the typical lay person finds difficult to comprehend is the…
Feb 20
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Duncan Whitmore
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