populism
Problems with progressivism and populism – Beragampengetahuan
Over time, ideologies can evolve in unforeseen ways. Consider the following four public policy developments: 1. The Biden administration has attempted to forgive many student loans for college education.2. Several cities in California have imposed rent controls.3. Florida recently banned lab grown meat.4. North Carolina is attempting to ban mask wearing in public. While the […]
When populism fails – Beragampengetahuan
At the Battle of Ideas last Saturday, a panel on “populism” spent an hour and a half discussing everything except economics. Sherelle Jacobs of the Telegraph called for the Tory party to replace what she called a “twisted morality of sacrifice and dependency” with the “Judaeo-Christian” values of thrift and personal responsibility. And when a […]