Marx's poisonous legacy
This May marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. For many, this was an occasion for celebration, not sombre reflection on a set of ideas that, when put into action, have claimed the li...
30 Maj 201825min
Rebooting Conservatism with George Freeman
Conservatives can't agree on much at the moment. But one view that the vast majority of them would struggle to disagree with is that there are fundamental problems with the party's pitch to the electo...
24 Maj 201829min
Is the internet destroying democracy?
We recently welcomed Jamie Bartlett to the CapX offices to talk about what happens where politics and technology intersect. Jamie is the author of The People Vs Tech: How the Internet is Killing Democ...
16 Maj 201838min
Are we suffering from a growth delusion?
In this week’s Spring Statement, Philip Hammond described himself as positively tiggerish about the economic news he was bringing to the House of Commons. His upbeat mood was, in large part, thanks to...
16 Mars 201839min
Britain's Brexit trade-offs
From an intricate knowledge of regulatory alignment versus regulatory equivalence to the difference between the customs union and a customs union, everyone interested in British politics suddenly has ...
24 Feb 201837min
Is education a waste of time?
Is education a waste of time? Surely no one, let alone a professor of economics, would defend such an outlandish claim. Well that is the exact argument made by Professor Bryan Caplan in his new book, ...
14 Feb 201834min
Is Universal Basic Income the answer?
Universal Basic Income may just be the trendiest idea in politics. It's also one of the most radical. Its advocates include Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson and John McDonnell. From the joblessness th...
7 Feb 201834min
On the front line of the Cold War
This week’s guest on Free Exchange is Sir Christopher Mallaby, a retired British diplomat whose career was defined by the Cold War.Sir Christopher recently published his memoirs, Living the Cold War. ...
31 Jan 201855min
