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Category Archives: world affairs
Divided We Fall: The Dangerous State of Partisan Politics
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.
the great recession: act ii
At issue is an age old debate between two economic philosophies: stimulus as a life vest versus stimulus as a straitjacket.
the spanish prisoner
Zapatero is not a good driver. It’s like a boat, which in calm waters steers fine, but when it gets bumpy, they are not prepared.
one island, two worlds
It isn’t surprising that so-called “ambulance economics” has gained mass policy appeal as the global economy descends into madness, despite a legacy of failure.
calculated terror
The same statistical biases that contributed to the recent financial chaos may cause more harm in the real world than they ever did on Wall Street.
war games
Scores of advanced military technologies – from radio to the Internet to GPS –...
i met the walrus
“In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape...
strong arm of the lawmakers
Few economists now doubt that private household spending and corporate investment will rescue the...
the forever war
If there’s any doubt remaining among global power-brokers that short-term foreign policy objectives are...
the 44th president
While the world comes to terms with yesterday’s historic call for change, Nouriel Roubini...
the great black north
As Canadians flock to the polls later this month, quietly supplying 22% of America’s...
speculations on an oil tariff
Assuming that the United States decides to impose a $25 per barrel tariff on...
question 3
An excerpt from the mid-term “problem set” in ENR-302… 3. The country of Xanadu...
the geopolitics of dope
Another interesting analysis on the trade-off between economics and security. In this case, the...
private risk, public reward
An expanded look at the role corporations and hospitable business environments have played in...
factors of destruction
In this recent Times OpEd, Rochester economics professor Steve Landsburg points out how easily...
War Wearied
The American public has responded in similar and predictable ways to each of the country’s three major conflicts since World War II.
the rise of global corporations
This paper was written for quite possibly the best combination of professor and class...
victory is sweet
Once the white gold of the natural resource world, catalyst of Caribbean war, and...