Land-based spells bring crises

Published: 28 January 2013

 Although John Law's name is now associated with the 18th century South Sea Bubble, the problem he wanted to solve was the same that central banks are struggling with today: "How much money and...

Forget Pacquiao In Macau, It's Time For Floyd Mayweather To Leave Las Vegas

Published: 25 November 2013

Last night’s fight between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios interested me from a boxing perspective but its real intrigue was what it suggests might be possible for another man – Floyd Mayweather,...

Brave hearts and wise heads

Published: 29 September 2014

Demography is not destiny, but it sheds light on the events leading to these two referenda, the Quebec one taking place in 1995, and the Scottish one last week, and has also implications concerning...

Forget What Trump Can Do, Voters Likely Won't Allow It

Published: 3 March 2016

What are the main issues that David Cameron negotiated with the EU and put up for the coming referendum?

A new magazine for US Conservatives

Published: 1 March 2017

An Asia Times piece quotes columnist David P. Goldman that the Trump administration rose from the ashes of the Republican and Democrat intellectual elites. “He was a complete outsider,” Goldman...

Dobrobyt zależy od stopnia odpowiedzialności rządu przed obywatelami

Published: 25 July 2013

Głosować na prawicę, czy lewicę? To prawie bez znaczenia, gdy wyborcy szybko mogą rozliczyć polityków. Dobrobyt nie zależy od wyniku wyborów, ale od tego, czy funkcjonują mechanizmy egzekwowania...

Lettre Ouverte aux Investisseurs Irresponsables

Published: 17 July 2014

J’ai toujours considéré l’investissement et la Bourse comme l’une des activités humaines parmi les plus stimulantes qui soient....

When statistics lie: politics and the US education system

Published: 10 February 2017

For 2014-15, the graduation rate from US high schools hit a record 83%. As far as statistics go, that’s one that anyone would love, but there’s more going on than you’d think — and, according to...

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