The Globalist

Applying Marx’s theories to today’s Communist China.

Adam Smith was no blind worshipper of the market economy. He pointed to many of the deformations of human behavior that we still deplore today.

Were these two touchstones of economic thought really so different?

Can China’s market-building approach to Africa complement the West’s tradition democracy-building approach?

Is there any satisfactory method for assessing the true cost of a human life?

What can governments do to seize the opportunities of globalization, while minimizing its downsides?

Marcus Crassus, John D. Rockefeller, Carlos Slim, Mikhail Khodorovsky — who’s the richest of them all?

What will it take to get the world community to effectively deal with the proliferation of global problems?

What is the best measure of economic success — the growth of GDP or well-being and happiness?

How have religious influences changed the way Americans and Europeans think about the role of government?