The middle of nowhere
Prospect - Edward Luttwak | Council on Foreign Relations to hire Brooke to build wall...
Western analysts are forever bleating about the strategic importance of the middle east. But despite its oil, this backward region is less relevant than ever, and it would be better for everyone if the rest of the world learned to ignore it

Convention ends with Satan and immigrants
Daily Herald | Lou Dobbs is considered a whimp by Utah standards.
Don Larsen, chairman of legislative District 65 for the Utah County Republican Party, had submitted a resolution warning that Satan's minions want to eliminate national borders and do away with sovereignty. In a speech at the convention, Larsen told those gathered that illegal immigrants "hate American people" and "are determined to destroy this country, and there is nothing they won't do."

Rodrik versus Mankiw on Trade
Compiled by Economist's View | It goes blow by blow like a boxing match. Fun, but long and bring your own whiskey.
The first is the effect, if any, of globalization of the aggregate price level versus its effects on relative prices, and the second is how to present economic results to the public and policymakers. e.g. how much to qualify results when advocating for policies such as free trade.

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