Happiness and Money
As Christmas approaches, many people find themselves thinking more about relationships—and about what actually makes a human being happy. This makes it a good moment to clarify the relationship between…
Making Sense of Political Regimes
In The Old Regime and the Revolution, Alexis de Tocqueville examined the differences between the French monarchy and the system that replaced it. The title of his book has since…
Incentives, Not Sermons
We are told that people are selfish for not wanting children.Selfish for refusing to marry.Selfish for working abroad after receiving an education paid for by Czech taxpayers.And so on. Like…
The source of national strength.
For a long time now, I have tried to explain to my readers and listeners that they should not become overly agitated about international treaties as such. Treaties, in and…
China´s Unseen Threats
You may be familiar with Professor Budil’s theory of capitalism. It will be presented in full in his forthcoming book, due early next year, and he recently outlined it at…
Fertility Isn’t Physics
I plan to return later to the broader debate about why birthrates surged so dramatically after World War II. For now, let me pause on the language we use when…