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Three lessons from the Austrian economist Murray Rothbard on how American libertarians might think about Milei's Argentina ascension.

From Miss World to the Equal Pay Act to Reclaim the Night, via flyers and flour bombs, this extraordinary show celebrating two decades of British feminism deserves your full attention

It's rooted in a long history of defending horrific mass murder and other atrocities.

The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes who Created the Oxford English Dictionary is a celebration of words and word-people: authors, editors, publishers, linguists, lexicographers, philologists, obsessives, pedants. Its author, Sarah Ogilvie, was formerly an Oxford English Dictionary editor and wrote the 2013 book Words of the World: A Global History…

From history-obsessed power metallers to sonically devastating singer-songwriters, here are the new artists you need to know about

Imtiaz Ahmad was first and foremost a scholar interested in the play of power in society and what it was doing to communities

NZ's Rich Listers can pay for multiple lunches. The Green tax and income policy is saying those who can pay for lunch, should. 

June 5 2023 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith, the 18th-century British economist widely hailed as the father of modern economics.

"I did think it looked like Jesus, or Karl Marx. My son is a big fan of The Doors, so he suggested Jim Morrison."

Many of our economic and even social interactions are competitive. We use markets to find jobs, but also dates. What does this mean for our morals? Does capitalism give us the American dream, or American Psycho? Does the experience of competition keep us honest, or drive us towards cheating?

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.