WTO Meltdown
Only the developing countries had it right in Seattle: both the protestors and the leading delegates represent a threat to free trade and enterprise.
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In Defense of Cheap Labor
The protesters and the Clinton administration are demanding higher wages in the developing world, but this would be the kiss of death for economies around the world.
The WTO: Threat to Free Trade
Created in the name of free trade, and even backed by some free traders, the World Trade Organization has become what its fine-print promised it would be: a vehicle for economic planning.
In Defense of Economics
Another day, another politician blasts economics as a discipline and political issue. (Column by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.)
Why Russia Is Destroying Chechnya
The old formula is at work: distract the people from internal corruption. (Article by Yuri N. Maltsev)
Socialism, Ten Years Later
Has capitalism triumphed since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and, if so, what type? (A news item from the Wall Street Journal)
Why central banks can’t manage our money
The long history of fiat money and the disasters it has left in its wake. (Column by Albert Friedberg)
Building a Global Mess
The failures of the IMF point to only one solution: abolish it. (Article by David R. Henderson)
Equality and the Internet
New surveys showing demographic disparities in internet use should be of no political interest. (Column by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.)
