How governments, courts, and institutions operate — especially where there’s a gap between principle and practice.
Originally published in Swedish in Det Goda Samhället, Part I examines whether redistribution really creates wealth. Drawing on Sweden’s tax history and the analogy of the apple tree, Harry Margulies explores the difference between income and capital gains, and how poorly designed taxes can discourage productive investment and keep capital from moving to where it can be used most effectively.
Originally published in The European.
Harry Margulies examines why one defence procurement decision may have consequences far beyond military capability, touching on economics, alliances, and national strategy.
This article challenges the idea that religious institutions should be treated as moral authorities beyond ordinary political scrutiny. Harry argues that when churches influence public life, they should face the same critical questioning as governments, corporations, and other centres of power.
Confronting the realities of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, this article explores the difficult choices facing democracies and the consequences of action or... inaction.
A critique of policy built on goodwill alone, examining how incentives, weak oversight, and delayed enforcement can erode trust in public institutions.
Breaking down capitalism, social democracy, democratic socialism, and communism, this article clarifies how these systems differ in theory and practice, and how they are often misunderstood in modern political debate.
Harry examines why consumers, rather than producers or governments, are the true drivers of economic activity, arguing that consumer choice remains one of the most powerful forces behind innovation, competition, and rising living standards.
An examination of the political logic behind taxation, this article explores how policies driven by perceptions of fairness can lead to unintended economic consequences — ultimately questioning who truly bears the cost.
An analysis of democratic socialism in practice, this article examines Zohran Mamdani’s political experiment in New York, questioning whether socialist policies can deliver on their promises or lead to unintended economic consequences.
An analysis of the intersection between money, religion, and institutional power, this article examines how moral authority is often used to justify economic and political influence — exposing the contradictions and hypocrisies that arise when belief and power collide