Politics

Hasnas wins Bastiat Prize for article of "Extraordinary concision, wit and relevance" in defence of the rule of law

IPN 
Press release

Announcing the winner and runners-up in the 2009 Bastiat Prize for Journalism competition.

Starving for Freedom

IPN Opinion article

Author: Julian Morris

Blame famine on trade restrictions, not on climate change or a lack of Western aid.

Obama's dilemma: Carbon treaty or trade war

IPN Opinion article

Author: Sallie James

Rather than benefiting the climate, carbon tariffs will only harm national economies

Lessons from Abroad for Health Reform in the USA

An event in Washington, DC, featuring speakers from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Canada and Switzerland

The Health Care Math Everyone Avoids

IPN Opinion article

Author: Jeremiah Norris

Whatever the merits of President Obama's healthcare plan, someone will have to pay for it - but there will be fewer and fewer taxpayers and more and more healthcare-dependants as time goes by. It is a calculation that everyone wants to avoid.

Obamacare failed in Europe

IPN Opinion article

Author: Philip Stevens

President Obama's health reforms envisage a far bigger role for government. France and Britain demonstrate that this direction of travel will neither save money nor improve patient care.