Blog WSJ poll on foreign trade — respondents say it’s bad for economy By: Fran Smith 10/04/2007 Another blow to proponents of more open trade. The Wall Street Journal reported today that a poll of Republican primary voters showed that almost…
Blog Tyler Cowen on Klein By: Fran Smith 10/03/2007 George Mason economics professor Tyler Cowen has a searing review in the New York Sun today on Naomi Klein’s new screed, The Shock Doctrine.
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…
