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Civil Liberties
What’s happening in China: is the communist regime in trouble?
At present, whenever the world’s attention is not on the controversial Qatar World Cup, it is firmly on what is happening in China. The authoritarian, communist regime, ruled with an iron fist by Xi Jinping for the past decade, is seeing protests on a scale not seen in generations. Protests against China’s draconian zero-Covid policy have been ongoing since mid-November, but their scale increased dramatically in the aftermath of a deadly fire in Ürümqi on November 24. The blaze occurred in a residential high-rise and claimed the lives of 10 people. The efforts to tackle the fire and
Basic Economics
The top five reasons why socialism doesn’t work
The socialism vs. capitalism debate is tired and stale. If you look at any media on the topic, you’ll find people rehearsing the same, boring arguments. “Socialism
Basic Economics
Why economics is not just graphs and charts
What American universities are doing to economics students is shameful. I can’t speak to universities in other countries, but I’ll bet the same applies
Topics in Focus
Here’s why population growth is an opportunity, not a threat
November 18, 2022 | Russell Coates
The United Nations recently announced that the world’s population is now estimated to have reached 8 billion — up from 7 billion as recently as 2011. This latest milestone has seen renewed alarmism from those who believe that the planet is already overpopulated.But is population growth really such a threat to humanity? There are many reasons to believe that, quite the opposite, population growth actually amplifies opportunities for tackling humanity’s greatest challenges.
How the profit motive can protect the environment
August 22, 2022 | Filip Blaha
The pursuit of profit in the free market is often cited as the main cause of environmental disasters and poor environmental quality, leading to a lot of blame placed on entrepreneurs. However, this is certainly not set in stone. Indeed, the pursuit of profit can actually protect the environment, rather than devastate it.
Stop stealing our future: why inflation matters for everyone
November 10, 2022 | Dan Johnson
Today, after record prices hit the everyday goods Americans use – food, housing, gas; everyone is familiar with the I-word. However, Americans are struggling to understand how inflation happens and why it matters so much.