Several economists have argued that humans are less selfish than we thought and there could be a much greater role for the state in guiding the economy. However, these arguments are based on questionable research.
Politics professor James Alexander reviews Return to Growth by Jon Moynihan and finds its argument unanswerable. If we don’t cut taxes, slash red tape and reduce the size of the state, Britain is heading for bankruptcy.
We are tempted at times to call our enemies Narcissists. But narcissists are harmless, says Prof James Alexander. It is the vain that are the trouble. And in the age of social media we live in the Kingdom of the Vain.
Dr David McGrogan contrasts the 'teleocracy' of Left-progressive thought with that of the authentic conservative who eschews grand social designs for the preservation of a civil way of life.
