[November, 2018 update: At Recode, Elon Musk: The Recode interview the discussion looks not just on Musk’s negative view of reporters and short sellers (and positive view of anime), but also at how incredibly difficult it...
by Marina Tanase (December, 2008) During the communist times Romanians who could, who dared, looked for ways to escape. There are as many stories as escape attempts. Each can impress upon readers the dangers those...
Below are links to video segments for Economic Thinking workshop. The United Nations tries to accomplish many things, and a central one is to promote prosperity and economic development in the poorer countries of...
Notes on Global Cities, Geography, and Economic Development Gregory Rehmke, February 22, 2011 The Houston World Affairs Council invited me to give talks to Houston area teachers on Global Cities. In my notes below...
(Revised and expanded version of earlier 2007 and 2004 post. The 2004 post was quoted in December 17 Toronto Star article “The Politics of Ebenezer Scrooge”: www.thestar.com/Ideas/article/158007) Family, Work, CommunityDid Ebenezer Scrooge Dream a...
[comment on Daily Speculations post on various potential crises in China]“The Chinese government is struggling to cope…” Newspapers regularly report that governments or federal agencies working hard to deal with the crisis-of-the-week. We have...
Each July 4th the Declaration of Independence would be read aloud in the capital as part of a July 4th celebration. John Quincy Adam’s July 4th, 1821 speech is memorable. I have long seen...
It is great the way industry leaders sometimes charge into different but related industries. The free-wheeling computer industry doesn’t suffer from the dense regulations and Congressional lobbies that blanket the phone, cable, and cell...
Episode 3 of Friedman’s Free to Choose focuses on freedom and prosperity and much of it is set in Eastern Europe. The episodes are online here: http://www.ideachannel.tv/ In episode 3, at 14 minutes in,...
Leonard Reed, Ben Rogge, and Ed Opitz of the Foundation for Economic Education had much experience with energetic libertarians who attended FEE seminars. Libertarians were often frustrated that those around them seemed unable to...
