The Case For Free Trade
A common topic in business ethics courses is international trade, which is typically covered under the rubric of “globalization.” Rare is the student who doesn’t …
Category: Reviews
The Way to Wealth
Economic historian Deirdre McCloskey sets out to undermine economists’ explanations of the Industrial Revolution. She aims to leave standing her own theory, which has much …
Greed is Still Good
“Wall Street” (1987) was one of the first films focused on the inner workings of the financial markets, and is loosely based on the scandals …
Beating the Heat
A cool oasis in the midst of the hot air on both sides of the global warming debate.
Freedom to Learn
A new film provides a trenchant analysis of the failure of American schools — and it’s actually becoming popular.
Doing Time
In the American criminal justice system, the wrongfully convicted have next to no recourse. But thanks to the Innocence Project, that’s starting to change.
Oil and Water
In two recent stories, The Wall Street Journal has told us much about the Obama administration’s current ban on deepwater oil drilling. The first story …
Starting A Movement
Suppose you want to learn the history of the libertarian movement. What books should you read? Before finding an answer to that question, you’d need …
Everything but “Think”
Investment guru Howard Ruff used to joke about writing the perfect bestseller. It would be titled, “How I Found God and Lost Weight while Having …