Harry Margulies
Author • Commentator • Legal & Moral Analyst
Writing on religion, economics, free speech, and institutional power
Harry's Focus Areas
Questioning what we believe — and why we believe it.
Religion & secularism
A critical look at religion’s role in shaping morality, and a case for secular thinking grounded in reason.
Free speech & the right to offend
A belief that you have the right to offend — and others have the right to be offended.
Taxation, finance, economic & law
An exploration of how tax systems and legal frameworks shape behaviour, investment, and economic outcomes.
Political ideology & institutional power politics
An examination of how institutions operate in practice — often diverging from the principles they claim to uphold.
Moral reasoning in modern societies tribalism
A critique of how group identity and social pressure distort moral judgment and limit open dialogue.
A Questioning Book
Why Is It? We Are Afraid of Being Descendants of Monkeys but not Incest
In a series of piercing, often uncomfortable questions, Harry Margulies confronts the contradictions at the heart of modern moral and religious thinking. Blending philosophy, satire, and legal reasoning, the book challenges readers to think more honestly — and more consistently.
We are not disturbed by contradiction — only by the questions that expose it.
Latest Articles
Opinion: Risk is the price of progress
Originally Published in the Financial Post — Harry Margulies argues that risk is not a flaw in progress but its essential price: without the possibility of failure, there can be no innovation, investment, entrepreneurship or meaningful achievement.
HARRY MARGULIES: Omfördelning skapar inte välstånd – Del II
Ursprungligen publicerad i DET GODA SAMHÄLLET.
I den andra delen av Omfördelning skapar inte välstånd bygger Harry Margulies vidare på resonemanget från del ett och granskar hur skatter påverkar investeringar, beteenden och den internationella konkurrensen om kapital. Kan ett skattesystem vara rättvist om det samtidigt försvagar det välstånd som ska finansiera välfärden?
HARRY MARGULIES: Omfördelning skapar inte välstånd – Del I
Ursprungligen publicerad i DET GODA SAMHÄLLET.
Harry Margulies ifrågasätter föreställningen att omfördelning i sig skapar välstånd och visar hur beskattning av kapital kan hämma investeringar, binda produktiva tillgångar och i längden göra samhället fattigare.