Dumb Power
In the world of international affairs, popular phrases usually signify not thought, but its absence. Calls for ‘a new Marshall Plan,’ for example, are invariably… Read More
In the world of international affairs, popular phrases usually signify not thought, but its absence. Calls for ‘a new Marshall Plan,’ for example, are invariably… Read More
In Britain, London’s buried under eight inches of snow, the trains don’t work, the economy’s collapsing, and a Labour government’s put the nation deeper in… Read More
We like to think of Britain, the U.S. and the rest of the Anglosphere as nations that reject the statist European economic model. But from… Read More
In its latest issue, the Economist reports on the state of Britain’s armed forces. It answers the question posed in the title of the piece,… Read More
The amount of money the U.S. is spending in its vain effort to stimulate the economy is hard to grasp. As we’ve pointed out, $819… Read More
EconomyNews
Few economists have a good word for the Smoot-Hawley tariffs of 1930, which provoked a worldwide round of competitive protectionism that reduced trade, deepened and… Read More
As the world marks the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War, it seems a lifetime ago that Europe was plunged into… Read More
It will come as no surprise that Barack Obama’s emphatic victory has been warmly greeted in the United Kingdom and across Europe. Newspapers are covered… Read More
TBILISI – It isn’t hard to see why Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze is a free marketer. A graduate of American private education and a… Read More
According to the Tax Policy Center, Barack Obama plans raise the tax burden on all Americans by $627.1 billion over the next 10 years. Defending… Read More
