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Manufacturing and Trade

It has become popular in some circles to argue that trade—or, in the more “sophisticated” version, that the dollar’s reserve-currency…

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Skype, RIP

So farewell to Skype, which has just been retired by its parent company Microsoft. I’ll admit I’d used it less…

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Don’t Blockade the Blockbuster

Once upon a time, America won the world’s imagination by telling stories that were human, bold, and universal. Now, President…

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Rousseau and the Performance of Being Yourself

“I have entered upon a performance which is without example, whose accomplishment will have no imitator. I mean to present…

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The Drivers of Prosperity

Reading this article in the comfort of civilization, from a sophisticated tech device, not having to worry about whether you’ll…

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Generation Gap: Iberia Unplugged

On Monday, April 28, just after 12:30 PM local time, Spain and Portugal switched off. A massive power outage left…

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Baseball, Rule of Law, and the ‘Torpedo Bat’

We were born in Venezuela, so naturally, we like baseball. As Venezuelans, we share this passion with the United States.…

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Why Free Speech Matters

Let’s start with a thought experiment. In late-19th-century France, the brilliant chemist, Louis Pasteur, originated the germ theory of disease.…

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Fall of Saigon, 50 Years On

Fifty years ago today, Americans were glued to their television sets. Flickering screens showed frightened civilians pushing their way up…

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Canada Elects Carney

The counting has not finished, but the election certainly has. The Liberal Party of Canada, under the new leadership of…

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