Should we have free trade in a dangerous world?
Yes, with a very few exceptions. Every time there is a war, we see a predictable chorus of pundits calling...
China
Do we need labels to think?
Andrew Batson has a very interesting article on China. Here’s an excerpt. Does it matter what we call China? Does...
The poison of nationalism
Colin Thubron might be our best living travel writer. (If he isn’t, please tell me who is better.) I recently...
Businesses cooperate, politicians compete
The FT points out that US businesses wish to cooperate with China while the politicians in both parties want to...
When It Comes To China, Biden Sounds A Lot Like Trump
President Biden hasn’t been shy about undoing the legacy of his immediate predecessor. It was a rallying cry of his...
Whither sovereignty?
In some ways the nations of the world have never had it so good. With a few exceptions, sovereignty is...
Thanks to the Oppressed Chinese
Assuming a nuclear war can be avoided, perhaps future historians will remember the growth of the Chinese influence in the...
Lessons from China (and from Hayek)
A Wall Street Journal report of today (Stephanie Yang, “China’s Tech Clampdown Is Spreading,” June 6, 2021) suggests that the...
Cancel culture? Internet culture? Human culture?
Not all innovation makes things better. I doubt that WWI would have been as bad if not for the invention...
The two China policies
The Economist has an article showing a dramatic difference in economic growth between northern and southern China: There has been...
