Welcome to the 1970s
Perhaps the most urgent task is to realise that demand-side stimulus cannot fix supply shocks. Ultimately, it took policymakers most of the 1970s to finally realise that. [...]
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Challenges, threats, and severe risks abound. But does New Zealand have the institutions to handle them? Does the government have the necessary capabilities? [...] -
Germany has elevated security to the top of its political agenda. And it has finally dumped the weak, amoral, and irresponsible foreign policy of the Merkel years. [...] -
We must rediscover the cultural and political foundations of our civilisation. It is the Enlightenment values of freedom and peace that we must defend against illiberalism, both at home and abroad. [...] -
What if the same politicians now trying to save us from high prices caused our current situation? [...] -
It may be a good time for a reality check, especially in Western industrialised countries. Perhaps they worry and feel helpless about things that, though bad, may not pose the most existential threats. [...] -
Now, New Zealand is not a developing country. But we do not want to become one, either. [...] -
If you thought central planning was buried with the fall of communism, you should look at the European Union. [...] -
When the EU embarked on developing its own taxonomy, maybe it should have consulted with a few biologists. That may have prevented it from creating a monster. [...] -
The world needs more courage to draw a blank. Intentionally. [...] -
Johnson was respected, even loved, for being Boris, the clown-like persona he had created. But that ‘Boris’ character had little in common with the real Johnson. [...]