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Politics
Random Reflections on the World Post-Covid-19
The physical world has reasserted itself. With the advent of the coronavirus many of the central assumptions underpinning modern civilisation are being questioned. There are those — not least the President of the United States — who believe that society… Read More ›
Korona, kapitalisme og kreditt
I møte med de økonomiske konsekvensene av Koronaviruset, trekker myndighetene feil lærdommer fra feil krise. Mer radikale tiltak kreves for å forhindre økonomisk kollaps. Napoleon sa om Louis den 16. at han ville vært en utmerket konge i normale tider…. Read More ›
Bagehots monster
Walter Bagehot var symbolet på Victoriatidens maskuline edruelighet, men plantet frøet for modernismens mest uedruelige pengepolitiske eksperiment. Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian James Grant W. W. Norton, 2019 Hvis du har intellektuelle pretensjoner nok til å… Read More ›
Why do we get the wrong politicians?
As the Brexit saga approaches its chaotic climax, a new book seeks to answer what is wrong in Westminster. The fact that Westminster Palace is falling apart and infested by mice, is perhaps a descriptive analogy for British politics as… Read More ›