The Cure for Humanity's Natural State of Abject Poverty
A review of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty.
Poverty
A More Better Future
A review of Abundance: Why The Future Will Be Much Better Than You Think by X Prize guru Peter Diamandis and journalist Steven Kotler.
The Tragic Truth About India's Caste System
Untouchables cling to it because they have few other choices.
Weathering Man-Made Climate Change
Poverty, not global warming, is the cause of death and destruction in the face of extreme weather.
India Follows China's Sporting Folly
New Delhi residents need schools and sewers not stadiums and auditoriums.
Interview with Karl Hess
He helped found National Review; now he calls himself an anarchist. He wrote speeches for Goldwater's presidential bid; now he publishes a survival newsletter. Karl Hess talks about the Old Right, the New Right, and what's right.
Doomsday Criers & Technocrats
Optimism gives the technocrats no reason to plan for anything, while pessimism gives them sufficient reason to plan for everything.
