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Essays, aphorisms, quotes and poems


What Monopoly Teaches us about the Welfare State

Monopoly as a lot to teach us about economics and the case for basic income.

Why We're Launching the LDA for England

Our plans to challenge the Government and to stick up for people with learning difficulties ahead of the 2015 General Election.

The Liberal Fallacy or Yet Another Argument for Basic Income

Liberalism has many flaws, not least of which is that if we really allowed markets to clear then extreme poverty is natural result.

Weil's or Pascal's Wager

Simone Weil offers us a better version of Pascal's famous wager.

The Eugenic Fallacy

Eugenics is a dreadful morality, but it is sneaking back into our minds.

Ideal Markets or Real Markets

To do things together we need an agora, not a market.

Keeping Money Fresh - The Genius of Malcolm Henry

We need to rethink the role of money and distinguish its healthy purpose and the conditions which make it toxic.

The Inquisition - A Truly Modern Institution

As Arendt and Foucault noticed, the sign of a truly modern institution is that it refuses to accept merely outward signs of conformity.

The Cancer of English Anti-Semitism

As Arendt observes the final cruel blow is to rob people of any role - as either exploited or exploiter.