[comments on a FLOWIdealism post] Adam Smith outlined a vast range of concepts in Wealth of Nations. Though a brilliant work, not everything stood the test of time. The Classical economists saw the world...
… it undermines small-town documentaries too. New York Times columnist John Tierney’s investigative reporting on the new anti-Wal-Mart film “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices” turns up some interesting contradictions between the documentary-world...
Cristina Tanase reviews Arthur Herman’s How the Scots Invented the Modern World It is either about making a phone call, getting to the most remote islands by the modern successor of Orvile and Wilbur...
New York Times articles we’d like to see… Secret Post-Hurricane Plan Taps Into 1.4 billion Gallon Reservoir– by Not-New York Times reporter Greg Rehmke Congressmen and journalists nationwide were upset to be upstaged by...
The Association for Private Enterprise Education (www.APEE.org) is holding an essay contest for students aged 25 and under. First place is $2500, second is $2000, and third is $1500. There will be several $150...
I’m headed to IES-Europe in Aix and bringing more books. If you’ve read a book from our Varna seminar and want one of these to read and review, let us know.
(You can read excerpts from this book on the Amazon website) You can also order a copy from Laissez Faire Books (www.lfb.com). Here is some information about the book from the LFB website. And...
IES-Europe students are invited to post here comments and thoughts on books received at IES-Europe Seminars.
Highly recommended short article in June 20th issue of Forbes. Titled “Trickle-Up Economics” and by David Armstrong Naazneen Karmali. Subtitle: “How low-tech, low-cost designs are helping the poorest farmers on Earth grow their way...
