Category: Op Ed
Excess German Savings, Not Thrift, Caused the European Crisis
May 24th, 2013
in Op Ed
by Michael Pettis, China Financial Marketsp> One of the reasons that it is been so hard for a lot of analysts, even trained economists, to understand the imbalances that were at the root of the current crisis is that we too easily confuse national s… more »
Top 10 American Misconceptions about Democracy
May 23rd, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
America is a very young country (as compared with China, for example) and Americans often take, innocently and ignorantly, many old things as new. Two examples: Fiat money: It was invented by the Chinese more than 1,000 years ago! Money print… more »
The Sick Man Is Europe
May 22nd, 2013
in Op Ed
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101p> The Pew Global Attitudes Project has its annual report out. It confirms what all European already know: disillusionment with the way the European institutions function. Democracy is a nice word, but in Europe, it is not… more »
Thin Ice: An Assessment
May 21st, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
A Review of the Documentary "Thin Ice" produced byWritten by Charles McKenna Editor's note: The trailer for the documentary can be viewed at the end of this article. Scientists have just released the results of new work that broadens their database… more »
The Arrogance of Power
May 21st, 2013
in Op Ed
by Ajay Shah, ajayshahblog Yu Hua has a great piece in the New York Times titled In China, Power is Arrogant where he says: Several of these rules have since been revoked, but their wacky and arbitrary nature demonstrates the arrogance of power i… more »
