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The 1930s All Over Again?

Published: 3 December 2012

Then, as today, societies were uncertain about which model of society to strive for and how to repair monetary systems. Societies bet on the wrong ideas; we may be committing similar mistakes now.

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Prosperity

Published: 5 October 2013

What is the common ground between the economic successes of the Netherlands in the XVII-XVIII centuries, nineteenth century England, twentieth century U.S. and, more recently, countries such as...

France's national suicide

Published: 19 November 2015

Over at聽Asia Times, I argue that France will do nothing in response to the Paris massacres but round up the usual suspects.聽

2016 was a year of insanity. What鈥檚 next?

Published: 9 January 2017

The year 2016 started with an insane聽US decision concerning the Middle East and the world: signing a deal on January 16 with Iran鈥檚 mullahs (a deal whose details have not been revealed to these days).

Restoring a Real Middle Class

Published: 2 August 2013

In an interview last week, President Barack Obama correctly emphasized both that "upside mobility was part and parcel of who we were as Americans" and also that such mobility has been "eroding over...

EU elections and demography

Published: 18 June 2014

You have heard about the 鈥渟eismic鈥, 鈥渟hocking鈥 and 鈥渂ombshell鈥 results from last month鈥檚 vote in Europe for the EU parliament. Many traditional, centrist parties lost ground and in France and in...

What the Chinese stock bust and US productivity decline have in common

Published: 27 August 2015

Though it was recently announced that productivity in the US rose 1.3% from the previous quarter, Alan Greenspan is worried about the collapse in productivity: 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 the most serious...

American discontent stems from the pretense of caring

Published: 4 November 2016

"If we can prevent the Government from wasting the labor of the people under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy,鈥 Thomas Jefferson said....

The pursuit of happiness through the ages

Published: 30 March 2017

Desautels Professor Reuven Brenner gave a lecture as part of the Centre for the Thought of John Paul II鈥檚 series on Moral Capitalism, in which he explored the concept of the pursuit of happiness,...

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