Blog Is Stalinism catching on? By: Fran Smith 09/26/2007 A startling Reuters article today was titled “Gorbachev warns Russians against rise of Stalinism.” As reported, the former Soviet president made his…
Blog Science and public policy — consensus vs. debate By: Fran Smith 09/26/2007 A thought-provoking opinion piece in the Financial Times today by Michael Schrage, an MIT researcher –“Science must be more political.” That title is a…
Blog Drug lag at the FDA — new Bureaucrash video By: Fran Smith 09/25/2007 Check out Bureaucrash’s latest video on drug lag at the FDA — with real people affected by those delays. Just released on Friday,…
Blog Free trade agreements get some Democratic support By: Fran Smith 09/25/2007 Finally, some Democrats have come out strongly in favor of the pending Latin American trade agreements. Though don’t give them too much credit for…
Blog Naomi Klein — “no logo” has gone “loco” By: Fran Smith 09/21/2007 You have to see this video to believe it — it’s a YouTube promo for Naomi “No logo” Klein’s new book,…
Blog On climate change — from Institut Molinari By: Fran Smith 09/21/2007 Cécile Philippe of L’Institut économique Molinari in Brussels has a new article — “Sommes-nous sur la bonne voie pour répondre aux défis environnementaux?”—or…