To Yale for Free Trade, Toronto for Toleration
I will debate the topic “Resolved: Spread Democratic Liberalism through Free Trade” at the Yale Political Union tomorrow evening. Thursday I’ll be in Toronto for a conference on the moral,…
Travel
Thinking Human
In response to a request from Barry, here’s a photo of the sculpture from the China Development Institute’s lobby in Shenzhen:
Back to ….. Absurd Commentaries
I just landed a while ago and turned on my Kindle, turned on the wireless access, and read this example of confusion while waiting in the very long line for…
Back to DC
Tomorrow I leave Guangzhou for Beijing and then a direct flight to Dulles International Airport. I will miss the many wonderful people I’ve met, the sounds and the sights of…
Sichuan Hotpot
Some more meetings tomorrow…..and as preparation (after a long day today)….a painfully hot and spicy Sichuan hotpot!
Guangzhou, Shenzhen
I’ve had a busy time, and today is my first day with some relaxation (but still lots to do). I got to visit some very impressive private schools in Guangdong,…
The Beijing Cold….
I had a very good meeting with the university president and deans this morning, despite suffering visibly from a terrible cold I got in Beijing. (The president was very understanding…
South Western University of Finance and Economics
A Visit with my Colleagues to Adam Smith’s Statue on the Campus of the South Western University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China Our Seminar on Property…
Chengdu II
Well, after meetings, a lecture/seminar on “Locke’s Theory of Property and Modern Political Economy” (with discussion of some concrete issues, including property in fisheries and the very complex land issues…