Concerning Commerce
I’ve gotten through the first chapters of Jerry Muller’s new book The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Thought, from which I expect to learn a great deal….
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How’s Your Circulation (of Elites)?
I recently re-read Vilfredo Pareto’s brilliant little book The Rise and Fall of the Elites, which is a good example of how much sociology can contribute to our understanding of,…
How’s Your Circulation (of Elites)?
I recently re-read Vilfredo Pareto’s brilliant little book The Rise and Fall of the Elites, which is a good example of how much sociology can contribute to our understanding of,…
How’s Your Circulation (of Elites)?
I recently re-read Vilfredo Pareto’s brilliant little book The Rise and Fall of the Elites, which is a good example of how much sociology can contribute to our understanding of,…
How’s Your Circulation (of Elites)?
I recently re-read Vilfredo Pareto’s brilliant little book The Rise and Fall of the Elites, which is a good example of how much sociology can contribute to our understanding of,…
Globalization Is Grrrreat!: Abbreviated Version
Globalization Is Grrrreat!: Abbreviated Version of Talk Available The talk from my pro-globalization lecture talk was substantially cut down and published by the Cato Institute as a “Cato’s Letter.” It’s…
Koch Summer Fellows I was
Koch Summer Fellows I was up in Annapolis on Monday and Tuesday participating in the opening seminar of the Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program. I’ve got to say that…
Those Awful Multinational Corporations
I remember watching an ITV special in Britain on the horrors of globalization some years ago. The presenters pointed out how awful it was that multinational corporations were disrupting local…
Books, Books, Books
My note below about Fareed Zakaria’s excellent book was incomplete, since I had not finished reading the book. I learned some things from it, achieved some clarity on a couple…
Democracy and Liberty The word
Democracy and Liberty The word democracy is one of the most abused and misused terms in modern political discourse. I’ll write up a bit more on the matter soon (I’ve…