Archive for October, 2007
« Previous EntriesTrade Expansion helps the American Worker
Who knew? Well, most free market economists argue that. The Cato Institute’s Daniel Griswold has published a new study confirming this cherished belief:
Contrary to public perceptions:
* Trade has had no discernible, negative effect on the number of jobs in the U.S. economy. Our economy today is at full employment, with 16.5 [...]
Checkmate, One Hopes.
Ex World Champion Chess master Garry Kasparov has decided to run for President in Russia in March of 2008. He is heading a coalition called “The Other Russia”, which is pushing for more substantial democratic change to Russia. An editorial of Kasparov in the WSJ shows his judgment of Putin:
Mr. Putin’s government is [...]
A Machiavellian Presidency?
I have come across the fascinating argument that the Bush presidency is influenced by Machiavellian ideas, particularly Machiavelli’s emphasis on a strong and energetic executive power. Harvey Mansfield, a leading scholar of Machiavelli, has defended Bush’s increased use of the executive power. Here are some questions I thought of reading his piece.
To counter enemies, [...]
