Summary
PSE subscriber email (Phil Anderson, 2026-05-11) announcing Fred Harrison’s new book ‘Cheating: The Human Project and Its Betrayal’, launching May 16, 2026. Harrison argues mainstream economics deliberately suppressed the concept of rent, creating a “culture of cheating.” He proposes Annual Ground Rents (replacing labor taxes) as the structural fix, and forecasts five major crises converging around 2028.
Key Claims
- “Fred Harrison accurately predicted the 2008 financial crash.” — Phil Anderson — confidence: high
- “Harrison reveals the ‘culture of cheating’ built into the foundations of modern society, explaining how mainstream economics deliberately removed the idea of rent and how governments choose to tax wages instead of land.” — confidence: high
- “Five major crises: political gridlock, environmental collapse, mass migration, authoritarianism, and uncontrolled artificial intelligence set to clash around 2028.” — confidence: medium
- “To replace taxes on labor with Annual Ground Rents and sharing rents between nations to resolve conflicts from Gaza to the global climate crisis.” — confidence: high
Notable Quotes
- “Drawing on evolutionary science and years of accurate economic predictions, including the 2008 financial crisis, Harrison reveals the ‘culture of cheating’ built into the foundations of modern society.”
- “He explains how mainstream economics deliberately removed the idea of rent and how governments choose to tax wages instead of land, harming prosperity and shortening lives.”
- “With five major crises: political gridlock, environmental collapse, mass migration, authoritarianism, and uncontrolled artificial intelligence set to clash around 2028, Harrison makes an evidence-based case for tax reform.”
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Book Launch Details
- Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
- Time: 10:30am–1:00pm London Time
- Location: Online or Mandeville Place, London
- Ticket: £12 in-person / £6 online
- Register: https://schoolofphilosophy.org/products/book-launch-fred-harrison