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The global elite cannot afford to ignore the nation state

In his Imagined Communities, the political scientist Benedict Anderson identifies four waves of nationalism. The first was the “creole” wars of liberation in North and South America, prompted by the policy of the European powers of barring the entry of the “creole” elite to higher official and political office. The accident of birth in the Americas seemed to […]

There will be a price to pay for QE

The explosion of “money-printing” since the financial crisis is a dangerous delusion which has stored up trouble for the future, says Liam Halligan, writing for CapX.  A Western central banker is ordering a pizza over the telephone. “Should I cut your pizza cut into six slices or eight slices, sir?” asks the youthful restaurant staffer. […]