Travel
Back to Almaty
After a flight from Almaty to Dushanbe, in Tajikistan, where I gave a talk to the researchers and directors of the Center for Strategic Research of the office of the…
Great Meetings in Almaty
I’m pretty knackered, as the Brits say, after a very full two days of meetings, lectures, seminars, etc. I met yesterday with officials at the National Bank of Kazakhstan, the…
Off to Osh
More lectures and meetings today (I gave an 8 am talk…that’s 9pm DC time) to business students at the American University of Central Asia, then off to Osh tomorrow, followed…
Kyrgyzstan
I’ve had a pretty busy schedule since arriving after a very, very long set of flights from DC to London, London to Almaty, and Almaty to Bishkek. It was freezing…
Central Asia Bound…
I’m off for a trip to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan. I may find the time to post while away. We’ll see. When I’m back I’ll have some interesting announcements about…
Budapest the Hot Place to Visit
A long time ago, on a visit to Budapest when the Communists still ruled, I visited the Gellert Baths for an old-fashioned Central European experience. (It was on that trip…
Christmas 2008
With my great-nephews, Samuel (5) and Silas (18 months) Samuel marveling at the Märklin model trains and Weihnachtspyramide Samuel with his Granddad learning how to manage model trains Samuel, Camryn,…
Liberty as the Remedy to Poverty: Socialism as a Cause
My talk before the Oxford Libertarian Society on “Liberty as the Remedy to Poverty: Socialism as a Cause” is available in video form. (Unfortunately, my writing on the flip chart…