Kristian Niemietz

6 days ago | focus.de | Kristian Niemietz

Wenn zeitgenössische Romane, Filme, Lieder oder Netflix-Serien eine unterschwellige politische Botschaft haben, versuche ich normalerweise, diese so gut es geht zu ignorieren und mich ausschließlich auf die Handlung bzw. die Musik zu konzentrieren. Ich tue das deswegen, weil mir von Anfang an klar ist, dass ich mit der politischen Meinung der Autoren nicht einverstanden sein werde, dass ich diese blödsinnig finde, und dass ich mich nur ärgere, wenn ich dem Beachtung schenke.

1 week ago | insider.iea.org.uk | Kristian Niemietz

On 24 March, the IEA’s Kristian Niemietz spoke on a panel at the Free Market Road Show, held at the University of Ljubljana. The article below is based on his introductory remarks. I am going to say a few words about the economics of empire: about the idea that the wealth of the Western world was originally built on colonial exploitation. That is an idea which has become very fashionable over the past five years.

1 week ago | insider.iea.org.uk | Kristian Niemietz

In today’s newsletter:Trump’s first 100 days and mea culpasWhy we should scrap the sugar taxDOGE Vs AfueraShould all new homes install solar panels? and more…. I have recently read two interesting “mea culpa”-style articles about the early days of the second Trump presidency: “What I Got Wrong about Trump” by Richard Hanania, and “I Owe the Libertarians an Apology” by Noah Smith.

2 weeks ago | open.substack.com | Kristian Niemietz

One of the defining features of Millennial Socialism is that, even though none of its protagonists can tell us much about how it is supposed to work in practice (other than that it will be super-democratic somehow), they all know exactly what outcomes it will produce. It will end racism. It will end climate change. It will end mental health problems. And apparently, it will also improve people’s sex lives, especially women’s.

3 weeks ago | substack.com | Kristian Niemietz

In Part 1, I mentioned an article by a British-born journalist who lives in France, and who complains about the food there, claiming that nowadays, it is Britain which is the better place for dining out. It sounds counterintuitive at first, to say the least. But their reasoning is entirely plausible. British food, they said, was once an international laughingstock, and deservedly so. But Brits knew exactly how terrible their food was, which is why they were desperate to try new things.