Tag Archives: free markets

Karl Marx and Milton Friedman: What They Got Right

People on the left and the right view Marx and Friedman as true icons of their causes. The two men are rarely mentioned for their similarities.

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Humanity at a Crossroads

Do we have the will, individually and collectively, to implement the changes in attitude and lifestyle that are required?

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From Iraq to LIBOR: Excessive Risk-Taking and Democratic Accountability

What is it about U.S. and UK financial and foreign policy elites that has them engage so willingly in excessive risk-taking?

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The Need to Challenge Conventional Economic Wisdom: Part III

What is the best measure of economic success — the growth of GDP or well-being and happiness?

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The Networking of U.S. Foreign Policy: The Importance of Europe

Why is the U.S.-EU relationship by far the most important bilateral partnership in the world?

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Cornel West: Democracy Matters

What ails America’s political and social systems?

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Democracy as a Long-Term Project

Is being a democratic country always a work in progress?

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Liberalism and Globalization

What is the value of liberalism in a global society?

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