The following is a guest planting about the Italian government’s constitutional reform proposal by Gianluca Passarelli, and it addresses various questions that we had in previous discussions of this topic (1, 2). After the attempt made in 2016 when the parliament approved a reform promoted by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (Democratic Party, centre-left) but that […]
The Italian Government seeks a new constitutional reform
The Italian Government seeks a new constitutional reform
05 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy Tags: constitutional law, Italy
Counsellors Of State In The Age Of Remote Work
03 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, law and economics Tags: British constitutional law
There’s an interesting detail tucked away near the end of the Letters Patent signifying Royal Assent to the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill. The final clause reads “WITNESS Ourself at Kenya on the second day of November in the second year of Our Reign,” meaning the King signed the document while on a state […]
Counsellors Of State In The Age Of Remote Work
Lord Hannan, Daniel speaks about equality, the Treaty and the Taxpayers’…
01 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, discrimination, economic history, economics of crime, gender, history of economic thought, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice Tags: Age of Enlightenment, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
Look who wants to debate Treaty issues now
22 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, politics - New Zealand Tags: constitutional law
Seymour’s proposed referendum has made discussion seem a very attractive alternative. Graham Adams writes — After the revolutionary He Puapua report was brought to public attention for the first time in April 2021, Judith Collins and David Seymour did their best to spark discussion about its implications — especially with regard to the threat that […]
Look who wants to debate Treaty issues now
ELE LUDEMANN: Does reset need a referendum?
17 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economic history, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: constitution law
Act wants a referendum to define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. The principles do need redefining and that redefinition will almost certainly result in a reset that reverses a lot of the insertion of the undefined principles in areas which many think have nothing to do with the Treaty. It is 23 years […]
ELE LUDEMANN: Does reset need a referendum?
Reflections on the TCU Capitalism versus Socialism Debate
08 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic growth, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics, poverty and inequality, privatisation, property rights, Public Choice, public economics Tags: economics of socialism, Sweden
Two days ago at Texas Christian University, I debated Scott Sehon, chair of Bowdoin College’s Philosophy Department, on Capitalism versus Socialism. (Video forthcoming eventually). My opening statement was a slight variation on the one I wrote for an earlier debate on the same topic with Elizabeth Bruenig. Sehon’s opening statement was adapted from his Socialism:…
Reflections on the TCU Capitalism versus Socialism Debate
Which Is Better: Capitalism or Socialism?
25 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought
Here is debate audio for last week’s Capitalism versus Socialism Debate at TCU. Scott Sehon was a fine opponent, in the same league as John Marsh. Enjoy!P.S. Thanks again to Rob Garnett and Sam Arnold for hosting.
Which Is Better: Capitalism or Socialism?
Different Law Systems David D Friedman
23 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of crime, law and economics, property rights
David D. Friedman – The Externality problem: Population, Climate, Pandemic
19 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, development economics, economic history, economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, history of economic thought, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, population economics, property rights, Public Choice
Why did Wilhelm II get rid of Bismarck?
01 May 2023 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, defence economics, economic history Tags: Germany
Roderick Long interviews DAVID FRIEDMAN
18 Apr 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, economic history, economics of crime, economics of regulation, environmental economics, global warming, history of economic thought, law and economics, property rights, Richard Posner
Future of Freedom debate 1977 — David Friedman v. Tom Hayden
15 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, economic history, history of economic thought, law and economics, Marxist economics, Public Choice Tags: capitalism and freedom
Everything Jacinda Ardern ‘tried’ had been a failure : David Seymour
27 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economics of crime, law and economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: law and order, racial discrimination
Best Lectures on Marxism, Ever
21 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, liberalism, Marxist economics
I’m a huge fan of the late great George Walsh. I heard this giant of intellectual history speak live in 1989, and I’ve listened to his recorded lectures over and over. 267 more words
Best Lectures on Marxism, Ever
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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