Egypt, from the Perspective of One Person Who Was Personally Persecuted by Mubarak
Egypt Will Never Be the Same: What I saw on the streets of Alexandria, by Kareem Amer (Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2011) (I was involved, with many others, in…
Foreign Affairs
I So Hope for an Improvement
For four years a young man I know was in prison for insulting the president of Egypt. I so hope that that president is booted out forever. I also hope…
Free Trade on the Occasion of President Hu’s Visit
My television interview (with call-ins and emails from China) on Voice of America on January 18, 2011.
Referendum in Kyrgyzstan
The referendum is about to begin in Kyrgyzstan, to choose a new constitution which, despite its flaws, will put greater limits on presidential power and, it is hoped, avoid authoritarianism…
Libertarians in Kyrgyzstan Spearhead Peace Campaign, Help Victims of Violence: You Can Help, Too
Kyrgyz libertarians are leading a series of coordinated voluntary efforts to provide emergency aid to the victims of the vicious attacks of the last few days in their country and…
Roots of the Greek Crisis
Explained by Experts Takis Michas and Patrick Welter I’ve known both Takis and Patrick for years and it was great to have them both together in D.C. to talk about…
Bush and Obama are soooooo Jealous
Kazakhstan Boosts President’s Powers ALMATY, Kazakhstan—Kazakhstan’s parliament was poised Wednesday to declare President Nursultan Nazarbayev “leader of the nation” for life and grant him immunity from criminal prosecution and extensive…