It’s the Institutions, Stupid….
Daron Acemoglu of MIT I had the pleasure on Thursday of attending a presentation at the World Bank by Professor Daron Acemoglu of MIT. He presented the data and analysis…
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It’s the Institutions, Stupid….
Daron Acemoglu of MIT I had the pleasure on Thursday of attending a presentation at the World Bank by Professor Daron Acemoglu of MIT. He presented the data and analysis…
Nic o Nas, Bez Nas!*
For Your Freedom, and Ours** It looks like the Social Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in the Polish elections. The interesting question is what will be the outcome of the…
Useful Essay on the Struggle for Islam
Ibn Rushd (Averroes) Zaiuddin Sardar, who is the presenter for the BBC Two program on Islam mentioned below, had an interesting and helpful essay in the Toronto Star in July…
You Can Learn Something New Every Day
First Page of “Original Rough Draught” of the Declaration of Independence One of the very sharp research interns (Jonathan Rick) at the Cato Institute (of course, they’re all very sharp,…
He Changed the World for the Better
David Lange, R.I.P. David Lange has died. As prime minister of New Zealand, he changed much of the socialist left and, in the process, even more of the world, starting…
The Worst Book I’ve Read in Years
The book was recommended by someone I respect. I had enjoyed greatly one of his earlier books. So I was looking forward to John Lukacs’s new book Democracy and Populism:…
The Worst Book I’ve Read in Years
The book was recommended by someone I respect. I had enjoyed greatly one of his earlier books. So I was looking forward to John Lukacs’s new book Democracy and Populism:…
The Worst Book I’ve Read in Years
The book was recommended by someone I respect. I had enjoyed greatly one of his earlier books. So I was looking forward to John Lukacs’s new book Democracy and Populism:…
Well Picked
One of the most evil figures of the 20th century was murdered on August 20, 1940 on orders from one of the other most evil figures, the one who beat…