ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
What follows neoliberalism? A true free market. In my latest book, The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America, I argue that, contrary to the standard historical narrative, neoliberal ideology has always been a red herring. Neoliberalism was not a backlash against Keynesian economics or rising Marxism. Rather, neoliberal dogmas were adopted in the 1960s …
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The explicit reason was to swiftly end the war with Japan. But it was also intended to send a message to the Soviets. Ever since America dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945, the question has persisted: Was that magnitude of death and destruction really needed to end World War II? A few days earlier, …
Through the decades, the right to vote in the U.S. has seen a massive change and expansion. Since America’s founding days, when voting was limited to white male property owners, to the transformative Voting Rights Act of 1965, to sweeping voting process reform introduced in the early 2000s, the right to vote in U.S. elections has seen …
On August 2, 1939, Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning of the potential development of “extremely powerful bombs” based on nuclear chain reactions in uranium. As reported by Time, this letter, drafted by physicist Leo Szilard with input from other émigré scientists, urged the U.S. to accelerate its own atomic …
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The Collected Works of Milton Friedman website contains more than 1,500 digital items by and about economist, Nobel Prize winner, and Hoover fellow Milton Friedman. The site features hundreds of Friedman’s articles, speeches, lectures, television appearances, and more. Explore this vast collection by clicking one of the options below or by entering keywords into the …
More than nine months into its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel now appears closer than ever to a second, even larger war with Hezbollah on its northern border. In June, the Israel Defense Forces announced that plans for a full-scale attack in southern Lebanon had been approved. And in mid-July, Hezbollah leader …
In June, Kenyans took to the streets to oppose government proposals to hike taxes. In doing so, they were also airing their bitter disappointment with President William Ruto, who swept into power two years ago after a tight electoral victory. Ruto had promised to lower the cost of living and increase job opportunities for young …