How to expect the unexpected in a financial crisis
I have a column in the latest issue of Foreign Policy (The Magazine) about some of the unanticipated political, socioeconomic, and cultural effects of the global economic crisis. Go check it out to...
View ArticleSepp Blatter does his best Mubarak impression yet
Step back for a moment and imagine what a "good" international organization should look like. Presumably, it should be relatively transparent and representative. It should earn a reputation for...
View ArticleIs Norway a low quality, badly behaved country?
It would be safe to describe the Chinese government as having been "peeved" at Norway for the Nobel Peace Prize that Liu Xiaobo was awarded back in 2010. More than two years later, Beijing is still...
View ArticleHow Vladimir Putin explains Ayn Rand
The New York Times'Andrew Kramer has a front-pager today on Vladimir Putin's crazy idea to boost the Russian economy that just might work: A business owner in Russia has a better chance of ending up...
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