Beijing’s Sovereign Claims for Tibet
A young woman clad in a traditional Tibetan outfit and holding a prayer wheel. 2023.Even a cursory knowledge about modern China reveals the contradictory conditions of increased economic freedoms with continued repression of civil and political liberty. For example, forming
Regulatory Burden Falls Hardest on the Poor
A young man sits outside a small, discount barber shop in Natchez, Mississippi. 1935.Three decades ago, few economists would speak against free trade or automation. Those who raised concerns about job displacements were met by replies that price reductions would
Does a Builders’ Cartel Explain Rising Rents?
Aerial view of a developer’s newly built homes near Saint Johns, Florida. 2024.To a man with an antitrust hammer, everything looks like a monopoly nail. In a recent Substack, antimonopoly campaigner Matt Stoller blames the rise in rents and
Rocco Forte plans five new hotels as Saudis invest £1.4bn in luxury chain
Sir Rocco Forte is set to develop five new luxury hotels in Europe after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) acquired a 49% stake in Rocco Forte Hotels, valuing the company at £1.4 billion. The investment has boosted the hotel group’s
Keir Starmer aims to reset Brexit relations with German economic deal
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is negotiating a new treaty with Germany to secure priority access for British businesses, marking a strategic attempt to mend the UK’s fractured relationship with the EU post-Brexit. Describing it as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity,” Starmer emphasised