Category Archives: Society & Religion
Part III of The Trap
In the last part of his documentary, Adam Curtis completed his thesis illustrating how a particular idea of freedom (Berlin’s negative freedom) led to the pursuit of over-zealous policies in post-Communist Russia and Iraq. The idea is fairly cogent; negative … Continue reading
Simon Heffer is a libertarian. Maybe
On the subject of the Manchester ‘supercasino’. I am a committed libertarian. It is why I write here, week in, week out about the need for the small state, low taxation, the diminution of welfarism and the promotion of individual … Continue reading
Is discrimination bad?
I’m confused over the Catholic gay adoption issue. Regardless of the law banning discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, what gay couple in their right mind would approach a Catholic adoption agency? Surely the problem would just go away … Continue reading
Money, lost in translation
An oft-repeated argument against Government intervention is that it can have unintended consequences that often contradict the original intention. An example would be how the mandatory wearing of seatbelts encourages drivers to behave more recklessly and increase accident rates (though this … Continue reading
Open source religion
Some years ago I came up with the idea of writing a frivolous book applying economic theory to analyse religions. Of course, work commitments intruded but I thought I’d share some of the ideas. Are there increasing returns to religious … Continue reading
The Veil
The debate on the veil continues in England. As a libertarian, I cannot endorse the popularly held view that people should be made to dress one way or another, even if it means covering their entire faces and draping their … Continue reading