Thomas Piketty’s Capital and Ideology (2020) is a major, encyclopaedic and data-driven contribution to the effort of constructing a better human civilization. This review summarises the main argument: a positive thesis that in every society, ideology feeds laws and institutions that create...

There is a fault line running through classical liberalism as to whether or not democratic self-governance is a necessary part of a liberal social order. The democratic and non-democratic strains of classical liberalism are both present today — particularly in America. Many contemporary...

Vielen gilt die Mitwirkung privater Organisationen an der technischen Normung als ein Paradebeispiel möglicher Staatsentlastung. Andere äußern erhebliche Vorbehalte an der öffentlichen Effektivität und Legitimität solcher "privaten Regierungen". Die Sudie untersucht das verbandliche System...