Political Economy

May 2025

• May 6, 2025ExplainersWhat Is Public Choice Theory? Economics Meets PoliticsPublic choice theory applies economic reasoning to political actors. Politicians, voters, and bureaucrats pursue self-interest, not the common good.17 MIN7.4k

April 2024

• Apr 29, 2024CultureWhat Is Socialism? Varieties and Political ImplicationsSocialism is one of the most contested words in politics. This is a clear-eyed account of what it actually means, what varieties exist, what the...15 MIN2.8k
• Apr 24, 2024CultureWhat Is Neoliberalism? Understanding Modern Economic SystemsA thorough guide to neoliberalism: Hayek and Friedman's intellectual foundations, the Chicago School, Thatcherism and Reaganism, globalization and...27 MIN2.9k
• Apr 14, 2024CultureKey Concepts in Comparative PoliticsComparative politics is the systematic study of political systems across countries. From Mill's methods and Dahl's polyarchy to Duverger's Law,...16 MIN4.2k
• Apr 10, 2024CultureUnderstanding Capitalism's ImpactWhat is capitalism? From Adam Smith and Marx to Piketty and Varieties of Capitalism, a thorough exploration of how capitalism emerged, how it...15 MIN3.8k

August 2023

• Aug 18, 2023CultureWhat Is GlobalizationGlobalization delivered the fastest poverty reduction in history and generated the political backlash reshaping the world.17 MIN3.8k

July 2022

• Jul 31, 2022ExplainersThe Labor Theory of Value and Its Historical ContextThe labor theory of value is Marx's foundational economic concept. Understand its origins in Ricardo, Marx's development of it, the transformation...17 MIN7.8k