Capitalist Information Opinion As I write under the pen name of ‘Capitalist’ (chosen because ‘Sex God’ seemed unlikely to result in anything being published) it is appropriate to discuss profit-making undertakings and issue a word of caution about something which has troubled me for a while. When you invest
This Labour Government, right from the outset, has shown itself to be pig-ignorant when it comes to private enterprise. Their members are union-friendly (beholden) and business-antagonistic. Nothing illustrates their attitude better than Covid. They effectively left the tourism and hospitality industries to bleed to death. Their complete
It is no surprise that the National Party is proposing to introduce tax cuts, should it win the next election. They usually do. But what is surprising is that many commenters on the left side of the political divide oppose tax cuts. They immediately do a quick calculation of how
In itself, the pandemic did not cause inflation, but the corresponding supply chain problems certainly contributed. Remember the Ever Given, the ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal for 6 days, wedged across the waterway like a giant log one year ago? This is generally seen as the start
If there was an industry that we needed not to suffer as a result of the pandemic, that would be the construction industry. After the Kiwibuild debacle, rising house prices and extremely high demand, the government should have tried to protect those that are trying to tackle these issues. A
Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune.Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
Jeff Rhodes fee.org Jeff Rhodes is the managing editor for the Freedom Foundation, a Pacific Northwest-based free-market think tank whose legal team has submitted two amicus briefs in support of the plaintiffs in Janus v. AFSCME. Robin Hood may well be the most beloved rogue in all
Mitch Nemeth mises.org Mitchell Nemeth is a Risk Management and Compliance professional in Atlanta, Georgia. He holds a Master in the Study of Law from the University of Georgia Law School, and he has a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia. His work has been featured at
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. In his State of the
Capitalist After 30 years inflation has reared its ugly head once again, and – right on cue – the “experts”, the politicians, and others (all with no idea what they are talking about) have returned to misinform everybody about what has caused the inflation and how to deal with it. This breathtaking
The Telegraph UK writes gleefully about the prospect of overseas holidays this year for British tourists. There are a number of articles, ranging from places not to go, to reviews of never-heard-of Greek islands, but the most interesting one for me is entitled: “The 10 Greatest Holidays of
Rupert Darwall cfact.org Rupert Darwall is a Senior Fellow at the RealClear Foundation. The day after President Biden announced that the United States would ban imports of Russian oil and gas, a group of eleven powerful European investment funds that includes Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, outlined plans
New Zealand First Media “The revelation that the government is allowing the Marsden Point Oil Refinery pipes to be filled with concrete shows an astonishing level of economic ignorance,” says Rt Hon Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “At a time when we have massive shortages of supply, a
Flavio Macau Edith Cowan University Russia’s first McDonald’s store opened in 1990, just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was a potent symbol that the Cold War was ending and a great ideological wound was healing. Now every McDonald’s in Russia is closed, as
We recently travelled from the West Coast (Westport) to Christchurch for a friend’s wedding. It is a few years since I had been to Christchurch, and the bride and groom had a lot of guests coming from out-of-town, so they approached a local hotel and provisionally reserved
