articles by Fabian Tassano
‘cultural Marxism’The phrase needs to be reclaimed from the conspiracy theorists, to mean: Marxist ideology as applied in cultural and philosophical areas, particularly within academia.
social mobility ‘research’ — part 2Sociology engages in normativity rather than science. Change is automatically ‘good’. Heredity is ignored.
compensating & overcompensatingTweaking cultural output to manipulate audiences,
in order to counter prejudice, has a price.
social mobility ‘research’ — on another planet!Discussions of social mobility are pointless and misleading, if hereditary factors are ignored.
one law for the Left, another for the RightRoger Scruton was sacked, John McDonnell was not. Appalling (double) standards in journalism and politics.
legal opportunism & the collusion of powersThe weakness of the case against Ireland/Apple.
The ECJ: impartial arbiter or agent for federalism?
EC v Apple: competence creepThe Commission’s use of state aid law to attack tax competition is an abuse of its powers.
EC v Apple: retrospection is immoralThe demand for $13bn of additional tax from Apple violates the rule of law.
an academic scandalThe Ethics and Empire episode shows that large tracts of academia have become damagingly politicised.
intergenerational hogwashScapegoating of baby boomers distorts government policy. The “intergenerational contract” is a fiction.
‘fairness’ and the triple lockUsing average baby-boomer data to imply the UK state pension is high enough amounts to propaganda.
legal uncertainty and counter-terrorismExisting terrorism legislation, and proposed counter-extremism measures, violate legal certainty.
legal certaintyLegal certainty is a defence against arbitrary state power. As a principle, it is at risk of erosion.
high-frequency nonsenseCriticisms of high-frequency trading are misplaced. Competitive arbitrage is essential to markets.
lucidity and obfuscationLucid dreaming as a topic, and potential key to understanding sleep, was pioneered by Dr Celia Green.
consciousness and the sausage factoryThe problem of consciousness. Why academia, as it stands, is unlikely to generate a solution.
consciousness and ... (part 2)Major intellectual progress requires special conditions. Recognition of this is on the decline.
the meaning of mediocracyCollectivism, masquerading as egalitarianism, is the dominant ideology – not individualism.
Celia Green is a genius (pdf)Green’s originality in analysing human behaviour places her in a class with Nietzsche and Freud.
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Oxford Forum is an association of independent academics.
Oxford Forum was founded in 1998 by Dr Celia Green to research and publish in currently neglected areas of psychology, philosophy and economics. It seeks to oppose intellectual and ideological bias in mainstream academia.
Fabian Tassano is an economist and author. He has taught economics at Oxford and worked as a senior economist for PricewaterhouseCoopers, London.
He is currently a Research Director at Oxford Forum.
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