Category Archives: The World Outside of the U.S.

Rice Prices Forcing Cuts in Refugee Aid

(March 26, 2008) – The law of unintended consequences strikes again. The U.S. mandated ethanol requirements have forced a huge spike in corn, grain and meat prices; they have done tremendous damage to the poorest people in the world. Read … Continue reading

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Jim Dorn on Sovereign Wealth Paranoia

(March 26, 2008) – Jim Dorn and I were in graduate school together at the University of Virginia. In addition to being a great guy, he is China specialist at the Cato Institute. Jim’s article in the South China Morning … Continue reading

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