NEOLIBERALISM AS PRIVATE REVOLUTION

Sir Mark Thatcher, scion of neoliberal stalwart Margaret, has been arrested in South Africa for (allegedly) plotting to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea with a band of mercenaries.

If you can't force market fundamentalism through the coercion of foreign aid and the international financial institutions, sometimes the private sector turns to more direct measures.

The FT has the details here.