I had the pleasure of attending yet another one of Mark Gerson’s phenomenal Shabbos dinners two weeks ago … Continuer la lecture de « An optimist’s perspective: the party system in the US works! »

A recent article in the Financial Times showed that French and German schoolbooks demonize enterprise. As the article … Continuer la lecture de « Shocking research on continental European economics teaching »

As I wrote in a recent article (Capitalism and Democracy), despite decreases in global inequality because of economic … Continuer la lecture de « The End of Inequality »

I had the pleasure of listening to my good friend Einat Wilf (www.wilf.org) speak on the future of … Continuer la lecture de « Einat Wilf, Danny Gillerman and Israel »

I recently came across an article entitled “How Capitalism is Killing Democracy” by Robert Reich. The article is … Continuer la lecture de « Capitalism and Democracy »

Last February I blogged about how excess petrodollar liquidity was creating bubbles all around the world and how … Continuer la lecture de « A Different Perspective on the Global Economy »

It occurred to me a year ago that Bloomberg would make a great president. He has been a … Continuer la lecture de « Bloomberg for President »

Tony Blair is probably the most gifted politician of his generation. He is smart, open minded and a … Continuer la lecture de « Read Tony Blair’s essay in The Economist »

By most measures these are the best of times. We live longer, healthier lives than ever before. Our … Continuer la lecture de « Fear and uncertainty in the time of prosperity »

I just came across a book written about a 45 year old Frenchman. He owns a large studio … Continuer la lecture de « Only in France! »

Despite the fact that quality of life is actually very good in France, there is clearly a French … Continuer la lecture de « The French Presidential Election »

Regardless of where you stand on immigration, demographic shifts in Mexico will render the issue meaningless in the … Continuer la lecture de « The Immigration Non-Issue »

Before I begin, let’s start with a few basic macro-economic foundations. A country can either control its interest … Continuer la lecture de « What’s going on in China: An introduction to macro-economics »

If you were an economist arriving from Mars and looked at capital flows around the world, you would … Continuer la lecture de « Macro Perspectives on Global Liquidity: How Chinese Farmers and Oil Sheiks are Subsidizing American Consumption and its Implications »

Global warming seems to be on the mind of many these days. There is no denying that the … Continuer la lecture de « A different perspective on global warming »