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Two Cheers for Capitalism

Jeffrey Gedmin | Posted 20.04.2013 | UK Politics
Jeffrey Gedmin

Capitalism is indeed in crisis today. We need a way forward. This requires that our gleeful bashers take a breath and back off. For this to happen, free marketeers need to step up.

Beware Zealous Converts

Daniel M. Swain | Posted 29.12.2012 | UK Politics
Daniel M. Swain

People have a tremendous capacity to be motivated by stories. Politicians are aware of this and so often make them up in an attempt to communicate their ideas. This is a massive problem inhibiting rational dialogue in political debates.

How Unrealistic Is Prometheus' Space-Hungry Entrepeneur Peter Weyland?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.12.2012 | UK Entertainment

In 2023 when Prometheus's Peter Weyland declares that 'we are the gods now', his Nietzchean statement will be met with the nervous fluttering of his a...

Millionaire Author Mark Haddon Wants To Pay More Tax

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.08.2012 | Home

Award-winning author Mark Haddon - who brought us The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - has spoken out about tax. Writing to his MP la...

The Power of Thinking Long

Tom Butler Bowdon | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Tom Butler Bowdon

Books with titles like Change Your Life in 7 Days, while superficially attractive, have nothing to do with the reality of building success through the years and decades. While it feels great to be inspired by a book or a motivational seminar, these pumped-up moments tell us nothing about how we bring desired things into being across a lifetime.

Who Changed the World in 2011? That's Easy

Mark Donne | Posted 28.01.2012 | UK
Mark Donne

Channel 4 News and its savant, cherished anchor Jon Snow threw out a seasonal challenge yesterday: who changed the world in 2011?