When John Montagu, the Earl of Sandwich, remarked that (John, later Lord Mayor of London) Wilkes would die either of venereal disease or on
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Clinton in debt after presidency
Most of all, it seemed a reflection of the Clintons’ financial difficulties: notwithstanding the obvious earning potential of an ex-President from book deals, lectures
time it takes to start a business around the world
The World Bank’s Internaltional Finance Corportion (IFC) did a study in 2004 entitled Doing Business in 2004, covering 130 countries. In the United Arab
Thomas L. Friedman
In the Lexus and the Olive Tree I argued that to the extent that countries tied their economies and future to global integration and
Thomas L. Friedman
In an essay in Foreign Affairs called “Saving Iraq from Its Oil” (July – August 2004), development economists Nancy Birdall and Arvind Subramanian point
Juvenal
Panem et circenses “bread and games” this was the basic formula that Roman rulers used to control the discontent of the masses.
democracy
Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner. Liberty is a well armed sheep disputing the results.
change in Tehran since Revolution
We pass the dilapidated reamins of the Ice Palace, a grand indoor rink where seven year old Leila would go skating on Thursday nights.
Gross comments for ALP site
The ascendance and dominance of capital vs. labor. Add a billion or so potential workers to the global labor force, blend in a technology
Jack Bogle
Jack reminded the audience that over the past 30 years, the inflation-adjusted wage for the average American has not risen. But the rich are