Farewell to the motherland

After three wonderful months at the Adam Smith Institute, it is time for me to go back to the United States, marry my fiancé, complete my last year of university, and then head to law school. In the words of Paul (the Saint, not the Ron):

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith (2 Timothy 4:7).

Ok, that's all a bit dramatic.

In all reality though, it has been a pleasure working here and I will miss London and the great friends I have made. If I have learned one lesson during the last three months, it is that we can never be complacent. Political demagogues will always promise greater prosperity to the masses by subsidizing, mandating, and taxing.

This is why those of us who want to take responsibility for our own lives must continuously work to keep the markets free, the taxes low, and the government small. Over the next few years, capitalism may indeed face its stiffest challenge in decades. Globalisation is changing the world landscape, and although it promises great benefits, many people are afraid of the future. The oil crisis and global warming hysteria will undoubtedly fuel the fire for greater government intervention.

So let's stick to our guns and continue our fight for freedom and liberty!

Thanks for your contributions
written by Steve Alker, July 21, 2008

"Getting" the Free Market certainly isn't easy - we are too indoctrinated in interventionist and statist policies, almost from birth and almost anywhere in the world.

At least that's what I found and I had the best mentors possible - Eamonn is my Academic Father from St Andrews and Madsen was, I think, his Academic Father.

I have yet to see a scintilla of evidence that anything run by the state is remotely viable in the long-term. Coming from a science background, I've even come to the view that most interventionist policies attempt to defy the laws of thermodynamics, which is always expensive, however you measure "expense"

Good luck with the rest of your academic career and further work and I hope that we hear from you as frequently as you are able to contribute!

Steve Alker
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Written by Jason Jones
Monday, 21 July 2008
After three wonderful months at the Adam Smith Institute, it is time for me to go back to the United States, marry my fiancé, complete my last year of university, and then head to law school. In the words of Paul (the Saint, not the Ron): I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith (2 Timothy 4:7). Ok, that's all a bit dramatic. In all reality though, it has been a pleasure working here and I will miss London and the great friends I have made. If I have learned one lesson during the last three months, it is that we can never be complacent. Political demagogues will always promise greater prosperity to the masses by subsidizing, mandating, and taxing. This is why those of us who want to take responsibility for our own lives must continuously work to keep the markets free, the taxes low, and the government small. Over the next few years, capitalism may indeed face its stiffest challenge in decades. Globalisation is changing the world landscape, and although it promises great benefits, many people are afraid of the future. The oil crisis and global warming hysteria will undoubtedly fuel the fire for greater government intervention. So let's stick to our guns and continue our fight for freedom and liberty! Bookmark Comments (1) Subscribe to this comment's feed Thanks for your contributions written by Steve Alker, July 21, 2008 "Getting" the Free Market certainly isn't easy - we are too indoctrinated in interventionist and statist policies, almost from birth and almost anywhere in the world. At least that's what I found and I had the best mentors possible - Eamonn is my Academic Father from St Andrews and Madsen was, I think, his Academic Father. I have yet to see a scintilla of evidence that anything run by the state is remotely viable in the long-term. Coming from a science background, I've even come to the view that most interventionist policies attempt to defy the laws of thermodynamics, which is always expensive, however you measure "expense" Good luck with the rest of your academic career and further work and I hope that we hear from you as frequently as you are able to contribute! Steve Alker stevea on MarketingProfs/ea/ Write comment This content has been locked. You can no longer post any comment. Powered by Azrul's Jom Comment for Joomla!