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China’s Economic Facade is Cracking
Once the nation was all but expected to eclipse the United States economically, now that trajectory seems unlikely.
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‘Laissez-Faire’ Sweden Had the Lowest COVID Mortality in Europe
Many more people in Sweden are alive today because Anders Tegnell understands the economic lesson of secondary consequences better than many economists.
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Why the Meiji Restoration Was Pivotal for Japan
Meiji Japan was not a liberal paradise. But the country in 1900 was notably freer, more industrialized and prosperous, and substantially more modern than it had been just three decades earlier.
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Myanmar’s Draft Shows How Not to Run a Military
Conscription is forced labor, and a particularly egregious type of forced labor at that. It has no place in a free society.
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Javier Milei Delivers Argentina’s First Surplus in Over a Decade
The revelation that Argentina has done something the US government hasn’t done in more than two decades—run a budget surplus—seems like a newsworthy event. So why the silence?
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French Language Czar Champions Tougher Laws on Signage in Quebec
The Quebec government is determined to preserve the French language in the province, and they’re willing to waste resources and trample people’s liberties to do it.
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Dollarization in Argentina: A Missed Opportunity
Dollarization may still take place in Argentina, but later — and at a higher cost.
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War Is Not Just a Western Notion
Japanese history illustrates the fact that, when it comes to war, the Far East is no different from the Middle East or whatever is either east or west from wherever you are.