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A User's Guide to the Century

Jeffrey D. Sachs | Jul 02, 2008
Jeffrey Sachs explains why the new world order of the twenty-first century is crisis-prone.

The Fair Play Debate: Fair Trade

Joseph E. Stiglitz | Apr 25, 2008
The odds are against developing countries when it comes to trade. Social safeguards level the playing field.

Trading Up

Shanker A. Singham | Jul 01, 2007
Policymakers can break down regulatory barriers to trade by concerning themselves with consumer, not producer, welfare.

Swedish Models

Johan Norberg | Jun 01, 2006
Everyone always wants to be like Sweden.  What happens whenthe socialist paradise fails.

The Culture Club

Lawrence E. Harrison | Mar 01, 2006
Not all cultures are equally conducive to progress.

The Taxing of Nations

Richard W. Rahn | Mar 01, 2005
Europe's high taxers want to prevent their citizens from voting with their portfolios.
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Commentary

Tax Wars

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jul 26, 2010
Obama’s chances for reelection may well hinge on his ability to forge a tax armistice.

Deficit Hawk

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jun 17, 2010
Obama needs to enforce fiscal discipline. If he keeps throwing money around, the economy will implode.

War vs. Limited Government

Doug Bandow | Jul 19, 2007
The decision for war in Iraq looked decidedly liberal, at odds with the usual conceptions of individual liberty and limited government. Conservatives and libertarians should remember this in future decision-making.
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Books & Reviews

Neo-Conspiracy Theories

Gerard Baker | Dec 01, 2004
There is much room for debate on the soundness of neoconservative policies. But a serious assessment of neocons and their role in the Bush Administration is a necessary starting point.

Dreaming Europe in a Wide-Awake World

James C. Bennett | Dec 01, 2004
When it comes to Europe's gilded future, success is always just around the corner. Europeanists need to wake up--or risk being left behind by an unlikely coalition.

Night and Fog

Martin Walker | Dec 01, 2004
Alan Furst recreates the atmosphere of Europe's second Dark Ages (1933-45) as few others have. Today, Western civilization is again under attack, and Furst can teach us a great deal.
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