Topic: International

US Celebrates Alliance With Seoul: But Is South Korea Worth a Nuclear War?

– July 12, 2022

“Absent a miraculous deus ex machina, the North will soon be able to destroy American cities. This requires Washington to consider the unthinkable: acquiescing to if not encouraging South Korean development of its own nuclear deterrent.” ~ Doug Bandow

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How To Defeat China Economically? Don’t Follow Its Worst Practices

– July 5, 2022

“The Biden administration’s new PGII program is unlikely to improve upon past development initiatives. To start, it seems unlikely to offer anything new. Worse, it is a political exercise aimed at China.” ~ Doug Bandow

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Chinese Antitrust Policy: Politics Over Economics

– June 16, 2022

“Chinese antitrust authorities may cite blackletter statutes, like its Measures for Cybersecurity Laws, to appear objective in enforcement and adjudication, but the ultimate check on their power is the will of the CCP, not the rule of law.” ~ Ethan Yang & Dorothy Chan

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The US-China Currency Rivalry: Choosing Sides

– June 8, 2022

“Whether China’s currency will shave off a sizable portion of the dollar’s global usage is yet to be seen. Still, there is no doubt that the world is entering a new monetary rebalancing.” ~ Ethan Yang & Dorothy Chan

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The Rise of Libertarianism in Latin America

– June 6, 2022

“Latin America has a long and tortured history with socialist policies both old and new, but it also seeks to practice the ideas of a free society by experimenting in all forms of life.” ~ Michael N. Peterson

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How to Alleviate the Looming Global Hunger Crisis

– June 6, 2022

“Research shows going organic globally can only feed about half the current world population. Organic farming will lead to more expensive, scarcer food for fewer people, while gobbling up more nature.” ~ Bjorn Lomborg

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COVID Policy Reinforces Chinese Communist Party Tyranny

– June 5, 2022

“Hundreds of millions of Chinese have more keenly felt the communist lash than before. And the negative impact appears to be most profound on the young, who are the future of both party and nation.” ~ Doug Bandow

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Headed for Insolvency: Biden Administration Increases US Obligations Worldwide

– May 29, 2022

“Instead of risking Americans’ lives further and longer and piling America’s debt higher and wider, President Biden should be shifting security responsibilities from the US to its defense welfare recipients.” ~ Doug Bandow

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In the Beginning: The Mont Pelerin Society, 1947

– May 29, 2022

“The transcripts of the first meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society provide an extremely valuable and useful record for understanding the beginnings of the post–World War II movement to reestablish a meaningful market liberalism.” ~ Richard M. Ebeling

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First World Problems

– May 28, 2022

“Fickle complaints, unrealistic expectations, and perpetual irritation over trivial aspects of goods or services are a just reward for permitting entrepreneurial risk-taking, economic calculation, and markets to operate freely.” ~ Peter C. Earle

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How Government Created the Baby Formula Shortage

– May 24, 2022

“If the Biden administration is serious about addressing the baby formula shortage, they’d forget about ‘working around the clock’ and simply abolish the protectionist policies and regulations that are making it more difficult to purchase formula.” ~ Jon Miltimore

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Rent Selling Countries are More Corrupt and Less Wealthy

– May 13, 2022

“The real cronies are those who demand and supply interventionism. Despite their claims, they can’t get money out of politics, or reduce corruption, because they’re so eager to inject politics into money-making.” ~ Richard M. Salsman

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