The press talked up the UK's drop in the Corruption Perception Index. But the UK has long been an engine of corrupt conduct around the world.
Social Policy
Valiant attempts have been made to measure happiness and wellbeing. People much smarter than me have developed fancy indices, and people even smarter than that, such as our own Nicholas Gruen, has called bullshit on many of them. What I … Continue reading
Desai and Hudson debunk widely-believed, finance-and-elite-serving myths about inflation.
CARE courts to force treatment on those deemed mentally ill and could result in state conservatorship.
Continuing shocks to the economy threaten the stability of democracies that already show significant signs of fragility
Monte Albán, which was a major regional urban center for 1,300 years, is a powerful case study that early investments in public infrastructure and goods foster longer-term sustainability.
Is the press unduly excited about the start of China's expected demographic decline?
Unfortunately, it's prudent to be mindful of what our Davos overlords are plotting. But they seem mighty unsettled.
Police brutality is higher than ever. But solutions are hard to devise.
Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin both struggled with the upheaval of the 20th century. Arendt's The Human Condition wins the argument.