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Free Market Fundamentalist is an Atlantic Sentinel blog with an exaggerated faith in laissez-faire capitalism.

Repression Is the Wrong Approach to America’s Opioid Epidemic

Donald Trump promises a “tough law-and-order approach” to the drug crisis. That is the wrong approach.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 9, 2017April 8, 2023
Theresa May Lars Løkke Rasmussen

May Adopts Energy Policy Her Predecessor Called “Nuts”

When Labour proposed to freeze energy rates, the Conservatives thought it was crazy.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 10, 2017November 13, 2022
Hillary Clinton

Clinton’s Plan to Control Drug Prices Seems Like an Overreach

There are more incremental ways in which the United States could put a dent in high drug prices.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 4, 2016November 13, 2022

Professors Confuse Right Wing for Authoritarian

Britons who want a small state and a “strong” foreign policy are not susceptible to authoritarianism.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 18, 2016November 13, 2022

More State Aid Won’t Save British Steel

No amount of support would allow steel manufacturers in the United Kingdom to compete with China’s.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 31, 2016November 13, 2022

Greece Continues to Drive Businesses Away

By raising taxes on companies time and again, Greece is driving them into bankruptcy or abroad.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 22, 2016November 13, 2022

Don’t Expect Economists to be Objective

Economists don’t seem to be very good at separating their opinions from their research.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 3, 2016November 13, 2022
United States Supreme Court Washington

Supreme Court’s Reputation Cannot Weigh Against Liberty

The court must rectify its mistake from forty years ago and stop unions collecting fees from non-members.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 19, 2016November 13, 2022

Republicans Must Not Hold Trade Pact Hostage

Republicans are not only denying America economic gains; they are putting its Pacific strategy at risk.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 11, 2015November 13, 2022

Young and Healthy Americans Spurn Obamacare

Barack Obama’s health law is in trouble because many young and healthy Americans won’t sign up.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 24, 2015November 13, 2022

Republicans Should Stop Obsessing About Tax Cuts

Republicans aren’t going to win the 2016 election with an economic program out of the 1980s.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 11, 2015November 13, 2022

Between the Crazy, Serious Ideas in Republican Debate

CNBC’s debate was the worst. But it also showed Republicans are serious about solving big problems.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 29, 2015January 16, 2023

Labour Must Not Take Britain Back into the 1970s

Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters may not remember what damage his policies did in the past.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 28, 2015November 13, 2022

Conservatives Need to Take Inequality Concerns Seriously

If conservatives remain unconcerned about inequality, hard-won victories could be at stake.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 25, 2015November 13, 2022

Your Political Opponents Are Not Evil

Labour’s new leader believes the ruling Conservatives are determined to wrong working people.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 14, 2015November 13, 2022

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