By Phil Anderson. Originally published on Property Sharemarket Economics. Republished with permission. In June 2020, a statue of Winston Churchill was graffitied in central London. The defacing happened during a Black Lives Matter protest. These demonstrations have swept around the globe after the police killing of George Floyd in the US last month. The graffiti scrawled across the base of the statue claimed Churchill was a ‘racist’. But here’s the thing. The statue portrayed the … [Read more...]
Poverty is not Natural
Originally published on Ethical Economics — Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers Republished with permission. Why is poverty and economic security not reducing amidst the enormous increased wealth we’ve seen on the planet so far? In Poverty is not Natural, the author George Curtis draws upon the work of 19th-century American economist, Henry George. It was George who looked into the cause of wealth disparity during the Industrial Revolution. George is known for his 1879 classic book, Progress and … [Read more...]
Famous buildings don’t just document the past, they also tell the future
Originally published on Ethical Economics -- Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers Republished with permission. It’s a well-known fact that the world’s most renowned construction projects, monuments and buildings have historically been built to celebrate something. To commemorate the past, in other words. Whether they are ancient works, like the Great Pyramids of Giza being used to celebrate the glory of the Egyptians pharaohs, or more recent creations like Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, … [Read more...]