Keyword(s): politics
Niall Ferguson’s Latest Gay Bashing is the Least of His Problems
May 13th, 2013
in Op Ed
by William K. Black, New Economic Perspectives It is always a disaster when devotees of theoclassical economists speak their minds in front of what they think are friendly audiences. Mitt Romney’s attack on 47% of Americans as leeches that it was his j… more »
The US Fed's May Day Riot
May 4th, 2013
in Op Ed
Written by Adrian Ash, Bullion Vaultp> Oh the people's flag is deepest red, just like the government's budget... AS MAY DAY protests go, the US central bank's looked pretty tame on Wednesday. Athens' strikers burnt a giant picture of Angela Merkel… more »
Patriotism: A Seventh Similarity between Communism and Democracy
May 2nd, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Written by Frank Li In my book Saving America, Chinese Style, I identified six similarities between communism and democracy as follows: Destruction of capitalism Brainwashing Ideology Kleptocracy 'You didn't build that'… more »
Abenomics Must Bring Seismic Change to Japan
April 24th, 2013
in Op Ed
by John West, Asian Century Institute The cherry blossoms appeared ten days early this year. And optimism has returned to Japan with its new government led by Shinzo Abe. But "Abenomics" must bring seismic change to Japan. The cherry blossoms app… more »
Schumpeter On Manufactured Will
April 22nd, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101p> I am still wondering how it is possible that in Europe, more specifically, in the euro zone we are still in such a mess. Since I am working on a somewhat philosophical paper, I stumbled upon Schumpeter’s Capitalism, Soc… more »
