Erik Gartzke
Erik Gartzke is a professor of political science and director of the Center for Peace and Security Studies at the University of California at San Diego. The views expressed in these essays are entirely those of the author. They do not reflect the opinions of any institution, public or private.
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
