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Immigration

Institute of Economic Affairs Podcast on UK Immigration Policy

British immigration policy expert Sunder Katwala and I discuss the debate over UK immigration policy, which has notable similarities and differences with that in the US.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.26.2023 2:17 PM

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Media

The Press Idolizes Politicians. Instead, It Needs To Hold Them Accountable.

Newspapers deserve a great deal of credit for the expansion of freedom over the past 200 years. But the media have lost credibility.

Ira Stoll | 10.17.2022 5:10 PM

Liz Truss smiling | Kyodo/Newscom

United Kingdom

Liz Truss Is Britain's Next Prime Minister. Should Libertarians Be Happy?

Only time will tell if Truss reverses the big spending style of her predecessor.

Robert Jackman | 9.5.2022 9:26 AM

Liz Truss | Victoria Jones/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

United Kingdom

Will Britain's Next Prime Minister Champion Free Markets?

Liz Truss promises a tax-cutting, deregulatory model for Britain.

Guy Bentley | 7.22.2022 4:30 PM

Candidates for Leader of the Conservative Party Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt, and Rishi Sunak superimposed on top of green, yellow, and orange circles respectively. A picture of Margaret Thatcher is to their right, superimposed on a gray circle. | Illustration: Lex Villena, Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Press Wire, Victoria Jones/ZUMA Press/Newscom, Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar/Newscom

United Kingdom

Margaret Thatcher Looms Large in British P.M. Race

Both major candidates to replace Boris Johnson have branded themselves as heirs to the neoliberal icon’s ideological legacy.

Eric Bazail-Eimil | 7.21.2022 3:25 PM

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Polls

No One Wants Biden Anymore, Not Even Dems

Plus: The editors answer the question “How would you change the Constitution?”

Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Peter Suderman, and Stephanie Slade | 7.11.2022 5:25 PM

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Reason Roundup

Boris Johnson Is Out as Britain's Prime Minister. Who Will Replace Him?

Plus: Why one pitcher wants the MLB to stop COVID testing, how shipping industry protectionism is slowing aid to Ukraine, and more...

Eric Boehm | 7.8.2022 9:35 AM

Boris Johnson stands at a podium giving a speech on Downing Street | EyePress/Newscom

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson Leaves Behind a Bigger, Bloated State

As the Johnson premiership goes down in flames, perhaps the Conservative Party will finally rediscover its commitment to liberty.

Robert Jackman | 7.7.2022 5:45 PM

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Coronavirus

The U.K. Is Finally Ending Its Mandatory Hotel Quarantines

But are they gone for good?

Robert Jackman | 10.29.2021 1:30 PM

zumaamericastwelve598343 | Stephen Lock/ZUMA Press/Newscom

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson Taxes the Young To Pay for the Old

The highest tax burden in a generation confirms the Conservative Party has no interest in small government.

Oliver Wiseman | 9.13.2021 3:45 PM

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Coronavirus

The UK Beat COVID-19, But Can It Beat Lockdowns?

Even with coronavirus deaths at a trickle, Prime Minister Boris Johnson won’t rule out more lockdowns.

Robert Jackman | 7.23.2021 1:30 PM

BoJo | Jonathan Buckmaster/Daily Expres/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Food Freedom

Boris Johnson's Britain Leans Into Nanny State Food Policies

New marketing restrictions on junk food will affect bottom lines, not waist lines.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.3.2021 8:30 AM

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Coronavirus

How Britain Lost the Lockdown Battle

Even though COVID-19 spread is low, Brits love their lockdown.

Robert Jackman | 3.19.2021 6:00 AM

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Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Is Doling Out £10,000 Fines for Starting Snowball Fights During COVID-19

The United Kingdom has instituted one of the most rigorous lockdowns in the world.

Billy Binion | 1.29.2021 7:04 PM

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Coronavirus

As Britain Prepares to Fully Reopen, Americans Should Listen to Boris Johnson's Message

Individuals, not governments, will have to take charge of the next phase of the coronavirus response. That means more freedom, but also more personal responsibility.

Eric Boehm | 6.23.2020 2:00 PM

BorisandtheKipper | Andrew Parsons/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Brexit

Brexit Means Britain Can No Longer Blame E.U. for Nanny State Nonsense

Brits will have only themselves to blame if they don't embrace food freedom.

Baylen Linnekin | 2.8.2020 8:00 AM

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Reason Roundup

U.K. Election: Brexit Wins, Jeremy Corbyn Crashes

Plus: "Vaping policy" consumes the White House, the porn wars portend something bigger, the DHS wants subpoena power, libertarians in space, a Milk Freedom Act, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.13.2019 9:55 AM

Dan_Main | Matt Crossick/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Brexit

A Corbyn Victory Would Kill Brexit, Lead to Venezuelan-Style Socialism, Says E.U. Member of Parliament Daniel Hannan

The Brexit architect explains what the media got wrong about Brexit, the rise of "Bannonism and Bernie-ism," and what went wrong in Venezuela.

Nick Gillespie | 12.11.2019 3:25 PM

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Reason Roundup

With Boris Johnson's Election, Britain Gets Its Own Trump

Plus: a crackdown on "hot wife" billboards, a ban on cat declawing, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.23.2019 9:30 AM

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