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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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Will capitalism end capitalism?
Artificial intelligence is perverting the logic of our economic and political systems
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
