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Fed Announces More Price Controls
On Wednesday night, Peter took to his podcast to analyze the Fed’s 50 basis point rate cut. He discusses the Fed’s motives in cutting interest rates, why the move is another mistake in a long sequence of policy errors, and also points out the irony in campaign rhetoric surrounding price controls. Make sure you also see Peter’s […]
Empires Thrive on Pluralism, Not Brutality
Shadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History, by Thomas J. Barfield, Princeton University Press, 384 pages, $35 In his classic book Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History, the anthropologist Thomas Barfield argued that Afghan society had seen stability only when its rulers respected the diversity of the country’s communities and allowed them some space to govern themselves. […]
It’s Time to Confront Failures of Justice (Part II)
This is the second in a five-part series where we’re guest blogging about our new book Confronting Failures of Justice: Getting Away With Murder and Rape, available here. In the last post we introduced the largely overlooked problem of failures of justice—instances where guilty offenders escape punishment entirely or receive a clearly inadequate punishment. But […]
Will Israel ‘Recklessly’ Seize the Day? ‘Have the Doors to a War Without Limits Been Opened?’
Judging by Israeli statements, the consensus is that Hizbullah will retaliate, but in a way that is different from the way it has responded until now. “After today [the day of the pager simultaneous explosions], there can be no talk about settlement and solutions”, writes Ibrahim Amine, Editor of Al-Akhbar, known for his close contacts with the Hizbullah […]
Brickbat: This Ban’s for You
The Scottish government says it may ban alcoholic beverage companies from placing their logos on merchandise and glassware. The proposal would ban brewery or alcoholic brand logos on T-shirts, pint glasses, and pub umbrellas, among other objects. Officials say it is aimed at reducing alcohol abuse. The post Brickbat: This Ban’s for You appeared first […]
Fed Announces More Price Controls
On Wednesday night, Peter took to his podcast to analyze the Fed’s 50 basis point rate cut. He discusses the Fed’s motives in cutting interest rates, why the move is another mistake in a long sequence of policy errors, and also points out the irony in campaign rhetoric surrounding price controls. Make sure you also see Peter’s […]
Empires Thrive on Pluralism, Not Brutality
Shadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History, by Thomas J. Barfield, Princeton University Press, 384 pages, $35 In his classic book Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History, the anthropologist Thomas Barfield argued that Afghan society had seen stability only when its rulers respected the diversity of the country’s communities and allowed them some space to govern themselves. […]
It’s Time to Confront Failures of Justice (Part II)
This is the second in a five-part series where we’re guest blogging about our new book Confronting Failures of Justice: Getting Away With Murder and Rape, available here. In the last post we introduced the largely overlooked problem of failures of justice—instances where guilty offenders escape punishment entirely or receive a clearly inadequate punishment. But […]
Will Israel ‘Recklessly’ Seize the Day? ‘Have the Doors to a War Without Limits Been Opened?’
Judging by Israeli statements, the consensus is that Hizbullah will retaliate, but in a way that is different from the way it has responded until now. “After today [the day of the pager simultaneous explosions], there can be no talk about settlement and solutions”, writes Ibrahim Amine, Editor of Al-Akhbar, known for his close contacts with the Hizbullah […]
Brickbat: This Ban’s for You
The Scottish government says it may ban alcoholic beverage companies from placing their logos on merchandise and glassware. The proposal would ban brewery or alcoholic brand logos on T-shirts, pint glasses, and pub umbrellas, among other objects. Officials say it is aimed at reducing alcohol abuse. The post Brickbat: This Ban’s for You appeared first […]