Russell Roberts on the Unreliability of Political Promises
Take Politicians’ Promises With a Pound of Salt, a National Public Radio commentary by Russell Roberts
Politics
What a Novel Principle; Turning Power Over to Your Brother
Fidel Castro announces retirement The National Assembly is widely expected to elect 76-year-old Raul Castro as his successor, although analysts say there is speculation about a possible generational jump with…
Diminished Expectations for Politics
Tyler Cowen in today’s New York Times, “Itâ??s an Election, Not a Revolution” Rather than being cynics, we should be realists. Democracy is reasonably good at some things: pushing scoundrels…
A BornBelgianBrit for MEP….
My good friend Jean-Paul Floru is campaigning from London for a seat in the European Parliament. He’s the organizer of the annual Freedom Week at Cambridge University and a Councillor…
Paper on Globalization and Governance
Coming Soon to an Academic Portuguese-Language Bookstore Near You! I gave a paper at a conference on governance at the University of Aveiro, Portugal in 2006 and it’s about to…
Capitalism, Free Trade, and Democracy
The quotes in this Washington Post story (“Shanghai’s Middle Class Launches Quiet, Meticulous Revolt“) tell a lot: “They can’t arrest everybody,” said Yao, a 58-year-old protester who asked that his…
Ron Paul Unplugged
John Stossel’s interview with candidate for the Republican presidential nomination Ron Paul. “Next week, ABCNEWS.com will post five additional video segments and articles from the interview.”
Elections and Illiberal Democracy
Russia and Venezuela.
Russia’s Elections
This BBC story corresponds to what I’ve heard. Seventy or eighty percent (for an authentically popular figure, who is credited for Russia’s oil boom) is simply not sufficient. The ideal…
Freedom as an Option for Pakistan
“A Charter of Liberty,” from the Alternate Solutions Institute. I’m a fan of the work done by the ASI, which is one of the few in the region to reject…