Over the last few years, a new and immensely clarifying concept has entered public discussion: "statism." It has been said that he who controls language controls history. The growing use of "statism" ...

Why Americans hate to love government. Anyone who has followed closely the debate over national health insurance has probably noticed some peculiar inconsistencies in Americans’ attitudes toward the ...

In the buildup to the November 30-December 11 United Nations climate summit in Paris (21st Conference of the Parties: COP21), climate alarmists are determined to end intellectual debate over the ...

In his new book, State Capitalism: How the Return of Statism is Transforming the World, Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes the rise in state ...

A colleague mentioned to me the other day that I’m “pretty conservative” on some state and local government issues, with reference to some recent posts on occupational licensing. Someone on twitter ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Few feelings are more superficially comforting than finding proof that the rest of the world is mad while you ...

In an item yesterday, I argued that if you're trying to understand someone like Matt Yglesias, whether to effectively argue against his views or to engage him persuasively, the frames of "statism" and ...