Economics
Cure for Cancer
To: Professor Don Boudreaux, George Mason University From: Patrick Barron Date: July 21, 2024 Dear Don, I read your latest Café Hayek post “On Making the Case for Free Trade” in which you respond [more…]
Free Trade
Capitalism
Sugar subsector reforms a Herculean task for Ruto
It is commendable that the Ruto regime is taking steps to revive the sugar sector but President Ruto will require strong goodwill to succeed where his predecessors have failed. January 11, 2024 In recent years, [more…]
Business
When Government Stops Intervening
My recent essays have focused on the boost to economic growth that occurs quite naturally when obstacles are removed. I cited the positive economic consequences of Margaret Thatcher’s decision to allow markets, including the labour [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Seventy One
Monday Morning cat lovers. Bit grey, misty and grotty again, but at least it’s dry! Big news to report this morning. My favourite cat treats lady was working yesterday and I went to say hello [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary Week Fifty Nine
Monday Good Morning merry readers, Monday again and Yah it was back to Felix with Gravy this morning. I must have eaten all the stuff with jelly. It wasn’t chicken but beef, not quite as [more…]
Business
Free Ports
There has been much welcome talk of a government initiative to nominate free ports in the north & develop a platform for the renaissance of some of the great cities of yesteryear, the cities that [more…]
Business
Allocating public resources to where they do most good
If government has a duty to protect the lives, property and civil liberties of its subjects, ours is currently guilty of failing to display any meaningful police presence on our streets – beyond speeding yellow [more…]
20th Century
Selective Recollection & Economic Reality
Those still shedding tears over our departure from the EU invariably refer to the success of the EU in healing post-WW2 wounds and keeping peace in Europe for 75 years. By the same token they [more…]
18th Century
Are the aims of nationalism and protectionism the same?
The ideology of “nationalism” is characterised by the unstinting promotion of a particular nation’s interests, possibly regardless of detriment caused to the interests of other nations. Nationalism may therefore be considered a form of patriotism, [more…]