How It’s Done
Theft on a truly astounding scale. Aggression against Estonia, a formerly occupied but now independent nation. Politically motivated trade embargoes against formerly occupied but now independent nations, Poland, Georgia, and…
Economic Insights
An Occasion for Thought (at least a little…)
Now that Paul Wolfowitz has announced his resignation from the World Bank, so pundits are sharing their views on the World Bank, Wolfowitz, Neo-Cons, and more. Sebastian Mallaby of the…
Cool Map of Economic Freedom of the World
My colleagues Fadi and Ghaleb at Misbah al Hurriyya (the Lamp of Liberty) have produced a really cool new global map based on the Economic Freedom of the World Report,…
The UN Commission on UN-Sustainable UN-Development
I’ll Develop You, Alright….Right in the Face! After destroying economic, social, and political life in Zimbabwe, the government of that ruined country has been chosen to chair the United Nations…
Bryan Caplan on Democracy, Majorities, Minorities, and Stupid Policies
My economist friend Bryan Caplan has an interesting essay, “Special-Interest Secret,” in today’s Wall Street Journal. He faults majority ignorance at least as much as minority greed (and the difference…
Globalization is Grrrreat! in Georgian
A very talented translator, Irakli Todria, as rendered my essay “Globalization is Grrrreat!” into Georgian: “Globalizacia magarrria!”
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World Banking
William Easterly, author of some really fine books on development economics, offers his insightful take on the travails of Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank in today’s Washington Post: “Does…
Common Sense on Gun Control
Professor James Wilson has an article in the Los Angeles Times that helps to make sense of responses to the horror that was perpetrated at Virginia Tech: “Gun control isn’t…
In Defense of Global Capitalism Now in Russian
Johan Norberg’s outstanding introductory work In Defense of Global Capitalism is now available online in Russian. The print edition will be out soon from Ðовое издаÑ?елÑ?ÑÑ?во (New Publishing House). We’re…