Leftist Vs. Neoclassical Economics

In the modern western world most political conflicts involve aspects of economics, and the disagreements on economics are focused on the clash between Leftist, including Keynesian, and neoclassical economics. The posts below give a basic summary on this great argument.

• The Lessons of Europe and Wishful Thinking  May 14, 2015
• Secular Stagnation  May 16, 2015
• The Keynesian-Neoclassical Conflict (1)  June 7, 2015
• The Keynesian-Neoclassical Conflict (2)  June 7, 2015
• Causes of the Great Depression  June 12, 2015
• Why Did the Great Depression Last So Long?  June 18, 2015
• France in Distress   July 2, 2015
• The Evolution of Modern Economic Theory  July 9, 2015
• Why Socialism Does Not Work  July 11, 2015
• The Complexity of Reality  July 30, 2015
• Adam Smith’s “Invisible Hand” and Evolution   August 15, 2015
• Bending History   August, 18, 2015
• The Ideal Tax Regime – 1   August 29, 2015
• Monetary News from Jackson Hole   September 3, 2015
• The Ideal Tax Regime – 2   September 3, 2015
• Quantitative Easing and Its Effects   September 12, 2015
• The Rahn Curve and the Way Out of Economic Peril   October 2, 2015
• The Importance of Personal and National Savings   October 6, 2015
• The Solow-Swan Model and Where We Are Economically (1)   October 11, 2015
• The Solow-Swan Model and Where We Are Economically (2)   October 12, 2015
• The Solow-Swan Model and Where We Are Economically (3)   October 13, 2015
• Blowing Up the New Keynesian Model   November 4, 2015
• Inside the Mind of a New Keynesian   November 5, 2015
• New Keynesian Adjustments for Inflation   November 6, 2015
• How New Keynesians Explain 1970s Stagflation   November 7, 2015
• Failures of New Keynesian Economics   November 8, 2015
• The Rahn Curve, Hauser’s Law, the Laffer Curve and Flat Taxes   December 8, 2015
• The Insanity of Negative Interest Rates   December 9, 2015
• The Keynesian Excuse: Secular Stagnation   December 27, 2015
• What to Do About Keynesian Secular Stagnation   December 28, 2015
• Central Planning for Chaotic Social Systems   December 30, 2015
• How to Solve Problems in Chaotic Social Systems   December 31, 2015
• A Replacement for Keynesian Monetary Policy   January 24, 2016
• The Bad Examples of the ECB and BOJ   January 30, 2016
• Meanings of the Word Socialism   February 1, 2016
• Meanings of the Word Capitalism   February 2, 2016
• Feedback Loops and Economic System States   February 8, 2016
• Economic System States, Feedback Loops, and Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand   February 9, 2016
• Chaotic Economies and Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand   February 10, 2016
• The Cultural Desirability of Capitalism   February 15, 2016
• The Cultural Desirability of Capitalism – 2   February 16, 2016
• Distribution and Use of Wealth in U.S. Capitalism   February 18, 2016
• The Actual U.S. Distribution of Wealth Today   February 19, 2016
• Can U.S. Capitalism Be Supported Politically?    February 21, 2016
• The Political Defense of US Capitalism   February 22, 2016
• The Phillips Curve in New Keynesian Economics   February 24, 2016
• Alternative to the Keynesians: New Classical Economics   February 29, 2016
• Rational Expectations, Market Clearing, and Real Business Cycles   March 1, 2016
• Europe’s Monetary Experiment Not Working!   March 2, 2016
• The “Science” of Economics   March 5, 2016
• The Economic Nature of Fascism   April 14, 2016
• Crony Capitalism   April 25, 2016
• The Keynesian Emperors Have No New Clothes   June 6, 2016
• Comparing the Economies of All Countries on Earth   June 22, 2016
• Economics Is Mostly About Human Psychology   June 27, 2016
• Spain Struggles Against the Keynesian Current   June 28, 2016
• Are Leftist Economies Better Than Free-Markets?   July 2, 2016
• The United States: An Exceptional Country?   July 4, 2016
• A Closer Look at the Index of Economic Freedom   July 11, 2016
• Economic Freedom in the United States   July 12, 2016
• The Socialism of the Scandinavian Countries   July 19, 2016
• Where the Left is Leading the World: Catastrophe   August 4. 2016
• The Japanese Economy is Stalling Out   August 16, 2016
• The Dirigiste Mind   September 9, 2016
• How Is the Weather Like a Country’s Economy?   October 3, 2016
• Dirigisme No Longer Works. What Replaces It?   December 19, 2016
• How a Democracy Evolves Into Fascism   December 21, 2016
• Are There Economic Laws?   January 11. 2017
• Historical Lessons on Economics and Politics   March 29, 2017
• More Historical Lessons From Europe   April 4, 2017
• Lessons From The Developing World   April 8, 2017
• The Human Development Index and Economic Freedom   April 10, 2017
• Thomas Piketty and The Iron Law of Wages   April 26, 2017
• Taxes and Hauser’s Law   December 11, 2017
• Can Hauser’s Law Be Repealed?   January 4, 2018
• The Economic Decay of the West   February 16, 2018
• The Great Irish Economic Experiment with Capitalism   February 19, 2018
• What Makes A Nation’s GDP Distribution More Unequal?   February 28, 2018
• What Progressives Don’t Get About Wealth Creation and Corporations   August 16, 2018
• Comparing Economies of All Countries on Earth in 2018   September 5, 2018
• Income Distribution and Economic Freedom   September 21, 2018
• Modern Monetary Theory Madness   May 16, 2019
• The Rahn Curve: What Makes Economies Grow?    June 20, 2019
• Governments Should NEVER Tax Companies!    November 27, 2019
• Continuing European Economic Stagnation   December 24, 2019
• Comparing Economies of All Countries on Earth in 2019.   October 11, 2020
• Progressives Are Wrong: Income Inequality in the U.S. is Not Increasing!    March 27, 2021
• A Brief Review of the Classical Laws of Economics and Why They Still Matter.   May 23, 2022
• How Progressive Democrats Try to Violate the Classical Laws of Economics.   May 31, 2022