Matthew Lesh

Matthew Lesh is the head of research at the Adam Smith Institute and an adjunct fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs.

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Australia's COVID Catch-22

Australia has every advantage under the sun: plentiful economic resources, a highly skilled workforce, and traditionally competent governments.

Matthew Lesh

30 Jun 2021 · 8 min read

The End of Pestilence

The COVID-19 vaccine development experience shows it is possible to produce safe and effective vaccines much faster than previously thought.

Matthew Lesh

10 Mar 2021 · 13 min read

The Father of Capitalism and the Abolition of Slavery

So in the end, slavery, the slave trade and imperialism were not only morally disgusting but also of dubious economic value.

Matthew Lesh

22 Jun 2020 · 8 min read

The Moral Panic Behind Internet Regulation

This will make the internet a much less free place to speak compared to Speakers’ Corner at Hyde Park—the place which is supposed to represent Britain’s commitment to free speech.

Matthew Lesh

30 Apr 2019 · 14 min read

Politics and the Practice of Warm-Heartedness

Brooks blames America’s bitter politics on the “outrage industrial complex”: the media, politicians and commentators who entice voters, attract television viewers, and sell books and event tickets premised on hatred of the other side.

Matthew Lesh

12 Apr 2019 · 7 min read

Is Safetyism Destroying a Generation?

Students now work in tandem with administrators to make their campus ‘safe’ from threatening ideas.

Matthew Lesh

2 Sep 2018 · 10 min read