Cato Unbound and Unveiled
The Cato Institute has brought a new publication online: Cato Unbound. It’s edited by my colleague Brink Lindsey. The first issue features a lead essay by Nobel Laureate James M….
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Moscow Powerpoint and Colorado talk
The Powerpoint from my talk in Moscow (co-sponsored by cato.ru and polit.ru) is available in English here. I should have a Russian version soon, thanks to my hard working colleague…
Giants in the Earth: An Unexpectedly Great Read
Thanks to the recommendation of Professor Andrew Morriss, on my recent trip to the middle east I read Ole Edvart Rölvaag‘s novel Giants of the Earth. In all honesty, I…
Romanticizing Evil
Everywhere you look you see the face of evil. On t-shirts, on rings, on coffee mugs, on posters. Even in Iraq, I found the evil little picture on “cool” jewelry…
Russian Libertarianism
There was a packed room for the talk I gave last night that was co-sponsored by Polit.ru and Cato.ru on “Liberalism, Globalization, and the Problem of Sovereignty.” (Addendum: The conversation…
Very Disturbing if True — And Worse than Many Had Feared
CNN reports claims that the Secretary of State was deliberately misled on WMD. Being misled is one thing; knowingly misleading is another. When the case was made to the public,…
In Jordan, on to Moscow
A Sign in Erbil Urging Voters to Go to the Polls Dec. 15 I got through into Jordan, although I had problems with my body armor at the customs. (I…
Freeing Prices to Tell the Truth
Diagramming the Effects of Price Controls on Supply and Demand I was interviewed today by one of Kurdistan’s leading papers. The topic was economic policy for prosperity. I presented to…
Kurdistan EsKapades
Lecture on “The Political Economy of Freedom” at University of Suleimani I’ve had a rather full day today in Suleimani. I gave two standing room only lectures at the university…
New Lectures Today
I’m re-working two Powerpoint presentations on institutions and incentives for two different audiences: a university audience and an audience of politicians, party workers, journalists, NGO workers, and others. I’m happy…