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Free Trade Campaign in Indonesia

I gave a talk at a conference for journalists, business leaders, and government advisors in Jakarta. Here’s one of the resulting articles today from the front page of the leading…

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Austrian Economics Jokes

From Marginal Revolution: How many Austrian economists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? All of them. First, Ludwig von Mises has to screw the bulb in personally. Then…

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The Great Depression….Revisited

This article by Amity Shlaes from Forbes.com is definitely worth reading: “Fifteen Minutes Of Pain” I also highly recommend her book The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great…

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Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

I’m in Penang, Malaysia just starting the Freedom Academy, and listening to Dr. Doug Den Uyl start his lecture on Ayn Rand’s thought: “Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal.”

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Stirrings of Reform in Saudi Arabia

Senior Saudi royal calls for political reforms 8 yr. old Saudi child bride granted divorce The article by Raja Kamal of the University of Chicago and myself on the need…

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Why “Civil Unions” Aren’t Really Equivalent

Gay man says he was forced out of partner’s room at OHSU Five years ago? Note the date: Thursday, April 23, 2009

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I,Pencil Society and my Article on Free Trade

?????????? The “I, Pencil” Society is an outstanding initiative of Chinese journalists and authors who were inspired by Leonard Read’s wonderful short essay, “I, Pencil: My Family Tree, as Told…

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Arab Education and Its Discontents

From the Beirut Daily Star: “Arab education displays its discontents,” by Raja Kamal and Tom G. Palmer

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Infrastructure Madness

From Jack Shafer at Slate: “Infrastructure MadnessDon’t believe everything you read about the failing bridges and antiquated waterworks.” As Tom G. Palmer wrote in the February 1983 Inquiry magazine (disclosure:…

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Another Recall

Treasury Department Issues Emergency Recall Of All US Dollars

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