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Larry Reed – Lessons from Ancient Rome [Capitalism & Morality Seminar 2014] Dec 17, 2014

Mr Reed is the President of Foundation for Economic Education, USA. Earlier, he was the President of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a Michigan based free-market think-tank. His latest book, A Republic – If We Can Keep It, is a collection of essays that surveys the economic history of the United States and the modern world. As a journalist, he visited 81 countries, spent time with Contra rebels in Nicaragua, lived with Mozambique rebel forces, and travelled with freedom activists in Poland.

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Hong Kong: Democracy and Liberties Oct 28, 2014

Originally published in the Liberty:   As I write (October 15), protestors in Hong Kong are still trying to make the city more democratic and to wean it off Chinese government influence. Protestors were seen cleaning up after themselves and even helping out the police with umbrellas during downpours. Indeed, HK is one of the most civilized places I have been to, and I visit several times a year. Despite its congestion, people respect your space and are hard-working, making it one of the freest, safest, and most competitive places in the world. China itself is a communist dictatorship, or...

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Bringing the World under Its Domination? Oct 4, 2014

Originally published in the Liberty:   A couple of new YouTube videos making the rounds talks about the Islamic strategy to take over the world. They talk about how over the last 1,400 years, Islam has spread its tentacles nearly everywhere, slowly increasing its political influence. Mullahs in these videos prophesy, while beating their chests, that Islam will take over Europe and fly its flag over the White House. Sharia will rule the world. It is assumed that Muslim men are forever ready to die and to claim their 72 virgins, once in heaven. The horror of ISIS’s actions has...

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Bhopal, 1984 Jul 22, 2014

Originally published in the Liberty: The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 was the worst industrial disaster in the history of the world. It was caused by the accidental release of 40 tons of methyl isocyanate (MIC) from a Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant located in the city of Bhopal, capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. UCIL was a joint venture between Union Carbide USA and a public-private consortium of Indian investors. When the gas leaked, all safety devices — water spray, scrubber, and alarms — failed to function. None of the employees of UCIL were affected, but...

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Gandhi, a Libertarian Saint? Jul 20, 2014

Originally published in Mises, Canada:   Can the Jews resist this organised and shameless persecution? Is there a way to preserve their self-respect, and not to feel helpless, neglected and forlorn? I submit there is. No person who has faith in a living God need feel helpless or forlorn. Jehovah of the Jews is a God more personal than the God of the Christians, the Mussalmans or the Hindus, though as a matter of fact in essence, He is common to all and one without a second and beyond description. But as the Jews attribute personality to God and believe...

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The Arab Spring and After Jul 18, 2014

Originally published in the Liberty:   What we term virtues are often but a mass of various actions and divers interests, which fortune or our own industry manage to arrange; and it is not always from valour or from chastity that men are brave, and women chaste. —François de La Rochefoucauld   A few years back, people of Pakistan were fighting for democracy. I thought that Pervez Musharraf, their dictator, was the best they could get. But fashionable women were protesting and burning his effigy. The educated wanted democracy. They got democracy. Now, women cannot protest. And educated people have...

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Release of Jay Stuart Snelson’s Human Action Principles Jul 16, 2014

Originally published in Mises, Canada: In October 2006, I attended a Liberty Magazine conference in Las Vegas. One of the speakers was Jack Pugsley. I had never heard of him before. Jack talked about the need to focus on solutions, not on problems. He talked extensively about how different people think differently and why it is often a fruitless job trying to change them. His talk convinced me not to spend time in political action. On the surface this might seem like a small shift in how I wanted to live, but it was really a paradigm shift in terms...

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Are Poor People Happier? Jul 14, 2014

Originally published in the Liberty: Some people believe that those living in utter poverty, in the wretched parts of the world, know best how to smile and enjoy life. “Poor people,” they say, “live simple, contented lives, with fewer worries and distractions.” Some of the best-known spiritual teachers — Stephen Covey, Wayne Dyer, etc. — have talked about greater happiness, deeper connections with the earth, and higher levels of spirituality among the poor societies they have visited. Many celebrities (John Lennon, Richard Gere, etc.) and business leaders (the late Steve Jobs, for example) spent extended time in India to seek...

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Indian Stock Market at its Highest Ever May 11, 2014

The world is watching the ongoing election for India’s federal government, the biggest voting exercise ever, with 814 million people eligible to vote. Narendra Modi is seen as the next Prime Minister (PM). In anticipation of a major expected positive shift in the economy, Indian stock market has gone to its highest ever. Rupee has been strengthening. Is India, a laggard, ready to make its presence felt? Should the investment community pay attention? The outgoing PM, Manmohan Singh, who has never won a popular election—ironically, in the biggest democracy of India—is seen as weak, and as a puppet to the...

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