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Author

Deirdre McCloskey

Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Deirdre McCloskey holds the Isaiah Berlin Chair in Liberal Thought at the Cato Institute, Washington D.C.

Policy

French intellectual provincialism

par Deirdre McCloskey November 29, 2025

written by Deirdre McCloskey

In her first column, American economist Deirdre McCloskey criticizes the rigidity of French intellectuals, who are statist and too inward-looking.

November 29, 2025 0 comment

Economy
How boring people made us rich

par Deirdre McCloskey October 18, 2025

par Deirdre McCloskey October 18, 2025

The economic success of the West was made possible by the valorization of bourgeois virtues and freedom. They were ignited in 1848. Switzerland is a perfect example.

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