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In an Age of Pandemics We Need More Freedom to Trade, Not Less
It is thanks to global trade that we now have access to many more resources for treatment and prevention of disease, including COVID-19.
Keynes Called Himself a Socialist. He Was Right.
John Maynard Keynes's supporters still insist that he was a mild and benign liberal. In truth, Keynes supported the blood-soaked Soviet regime and called himself a socialist.
Japan Has Avoided a COVID-19 Panic. But the Global Recession Will Hit Hard
Whatever happens with the virus, the real story, the real historical change, is probably economic. Abenomics—Japan's ultra-Keynesian experiment—seems to be dead.
Japan’s Productivity Has Been Slashed By Government Meddling, Not Demographics
The popular narrative is that demographics are driving Japan's declining worker productivity. But the real culprit is government regulations and a lack of entrepreneurship.
The New Euro Stimulus Won’t Save the Greek Economy
The Greeks haven't saved or produced enough to justify their high standard of living compared to other countries of the world. This is a fragile bubble economy made possible by European central bankers.
Keynes: The Young Imperialist, 1906–13
Between 1909 and 1913, Keynes was the most important defender of British monetary imperialism in India. His faithful defense of the British Empire in those early years allowed him to become the century’s most influential economist after the war.
