Taming “animal spirits” for the sake of future generations

The unexpected rally in equity markets post US elections has been predicated upon a sudden arousal of “animal spirits” in the wake of the new administration’s policies, namely deregulation, tax cuts and infrastructure spending. The term is closely related to Nietzsche’s idea of “will to power”, and is equally subject to spin. A naïve use … Continued

It is now official: we are experiencing a regime change!

The fact that the people in the UK and the US, two countries that have been at the forefront of liberalism – intellectually and politically speaking – have now spoken out so loudly against the status quo, is an indication of how exhausted the current regime is. It is also not coincidental that the pioneers … Continued