Vol. 23 No. 2, March 2009
Index
- Reconsider central banking, not monetary policy.
- Obama's 500-day report card: recently, the world gave President Barack Obama grades for his first 100 days in office. What grades will he likely receive by mid-2010, after 500 days in office?
- Same old same old: the danger of the United States and China going back to their old ways.
- Blinded by faith: the case against globalization.
- Collapse in World Trade: World trade has been collapsing faster than global GDP--indeed, faster than at any time since the Great Depression. How is this possible?
- "Stuff the beast": Barack Obama's ultimate goal.
- Question for team Obama: can U.S. personal consumption fully recover without the value of real estate and other assets rising? The views of some prominent experts.
- Beijing makes its case: President Hu's chief adviser on climate change argues that China has instituted pro-active reforms.
- The developing world and climate change: the disappointing truth.
- Releasing India's inner tiger: the metaphysical significance of the recent election.
- Germany fires back.