Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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in applied price theory, economics of regulation, income redistribution, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, Thomas Sowell, urban economics Tags: housing affordability, land supply
Tweet… is from page 152 of Thomas Sowell’s Compassion Versus Guilt, a 1987 collection of some of his popular essays; specifically, it’s from Sowell’s June 14th, 1985, column titled “Chances versus Guarantees”: People who bought homes in a quiet little town often become resentful when other people begin moving in, expanding and changing the community.…
Quotation of the Day…
13 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA
Below is my column in The Hill on the refusal of many to consider all of the facts in the…
The ICE Elephant: Why the Law Requires All the Facts
12 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in war and peace, law and economics, International law, economics of crime, defence economics Tags: British constitutional law, British politics, Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
The proscription of Palestine Action in July 2025 represents more than an aggressive application of counter-terrorism law. It reveals a broader, qualitative shift in the British state’s approach to political dissent—one best understood, I argue, through the concept of ‘anticipatory repression’. Proscription and Its Critics Palestine Action is a direct action network that has, since […]
Paul O’Connell: Anticipatory Repression and the Proscription of Palestine Action
11 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, politics - USA Tags: 2020 presidential election, free speech
For years, some of us have argued that President Donald Trump’s January 6th speech was protected under the First Amendment…
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Confirms his Utter Contempt for the First Amendment Before Congress
11 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: free speech, Gaza Strip, gender gap, political correctness, racial discrimination, regressive left, sex discrimination, war against terror
This longish diatribe against “progressives” (i.e., left-wing extremists who aren’t Communists) appeared in my weekly Substack recommendations. Intrigued by the title, I printed it out and read it (I can’t read on screens.) Que’s thesis is one you’ve often seen me advance: “progressives” have gone so far that they’ve alienated much of the Left, and…
Quinn Que: To save liberalism, “progressives” must apologize and abandon their air of moral certainty
09 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, history of economic thought, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice
Below is my column in the New York Post on the bizarre effort of Democratic Socialist leaders to herald South…
Mamdani and Other Socialists Tout South Africa and Cuba as Models for Good Government
08 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of crime, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics Tags: climate activists, Germany
A humanitarian catastrophe unfolds in Berlin after leftwing fanatics sabotage power grid… It’s as if the green movement can’t destroy Germany’s energy supply quickly enough. Now fanatics are resorting to sabotage attacks on lifeline power grids. Epicenter of Berlin’s January 3rd terror attack blackout. For the second time in less than four months, lunatic fanatics…
Berlin’s Terror-Blackout Enters 4th Day As Tens Of Thousands Suffer In Cold Without Heat!
06 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, growth disasters, growth miracles, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice
Our colleague Thomas Stratmann writes about the political economy of Indian reservations in his excellent Substack Rules and Results. Across 123 tribal nations in the lower 48 states, median household income for Native American residents ranges from roughly $20,000 to over $130,000—a sixfold difference. Some reservations have household incomes comparable to middle-class America. Others face persistent…
Why Some US Indian Reservations Prosper While Others Struggle
05 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: Venezuela
It can fairly be said that the most precarious jobs in the world are those of a golf ball collector…
Operation Absolute Resolve: Why Trump Went Off Script and Why it Will Not Matter
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in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: regressive left, war against terror
This may be an unpopular opinion.
Bondi terror: The heroes we choose to remember
04 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, laws of war, politics - New Zealand, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, regressive left, war against terror
Today I was counterprotesting the anti-Israel protest in Auckland CBD by holding a sign saying HAMAS RAPED ROMI GONEN and almost immediately anti-Israel protesters came to block the public’s view of my sign with a large kheffiyeh. Romi Gonen, by the way, is a civilian Israeli hostage who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival.…
Anti-Israel protesters today in Auckland intentionally blocked the public’s view of a sign saying HAMAS RAPED ROMI GONEN
04 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: Venezuela
In an extraordinary military operation, the United States launched a large-scale military operation in Caracas, Venezuela with special forces seizing…
The United States Captures Nicolás Maduro and his Wife
03 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, gender, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics Tags: free speech, gender gap, media bias, political correctness, regressive left, sex discrimination
Is it a sign of the times that this long book review, appearing in the “Science and Society” section of the prestigious journal Science, actually approves of a book questioning the ubiquity of gender surgeries? I haven’t read the book, but you can be that Nature wouldn’t give a positive review such prominence. Here’s the…
The journal Science positively reviews a book criticizing gender surgery
01 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics Tags: British politics, war against terror
Alaa Abdel Fattah has been a prisoner in Egypt on dubious charges, and may have been tortured there. It is right and proper for the UK Government to advocate (as he gained British citizenship) for his human rights to be respected. But Starmer did a huge own goal by going beyond that and declaring that…
Own goal by Stamer
01 Jan 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice Tags: nuisance suits
Anti-oil and gas advocates across the country have pursued litigation in recent years attempting to force the fossil fuel industry to pay for decades of financial damages the advocates claim were caused by climate change.
Climate activists v. the U.S. energy industry: Cases to watch in 2026
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