The folly of Brexit
Read my latest op-ed in The Hill on Britain’s–in my opinion, foolish–rush toward Brexit.
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Globalization’s prospects, 2017
Read my latest Oxford University Press blog post on globalization’s prospects in the coming year.
The perils of Brexit
Read my latest Oxford University Press blog post on the overwhelming case against Britain leaving the European Union.
Can we finally stop worrying about Europe?
Read my Oxford University Press blog post on the current state of the European economy.
Don’t Be a Regulatory Neigh-Sayer
Europe has again been rocked by a crisis. The problem was first diagnosed in Ireland in January, but it very soon became clear that its tentacles extend to Britain, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Romania, and Cyprus. What is this latest catastrophe? Why, the great European horsemeat scandal of 2013, of course. News of the … Read more
See no evil, hear no evil, and, if you are a ratings agency, speak no evil
You don’t have to look too far to find nutty policy proposals. One of my favorites is Herman Cain’s suggestion that Congressional bills be limited to no more than three pages. Another, reported in recent days by both the Financial Times (which claims to have seen an actual draft) and the Wall Street Journal, is the … Read more