THE GLOBAL CENTRE: THE STORY OF CHINA´S ECONOMY AS TOLD THROUGH THE WORLD´S BIGGEST BUILDING / THE ECONOMIST

The global centre The story of China’s economy as told through the world’s biggest building It is a microcosm that reveals how much Chi...

BRITAIN´S REMAINER ELITES HAVE DECLARED WAR ON DEMOCRACY ITSELF / THE TELEGRAPH

Britain’s Remainer elites have declared war on democracy itself By Allister Heath At moments like this, when democracy is being tradu...

WILL GERMANY PERMIT JOINT EUROPEAN SECURITY? ( PROJECT SYNDICATE

Will Germany Permit Joint European Security? In an institution as large and complex as the European Union, there will always be blame to g...

THE "INTRINSIC VALUE" MYTH / CASEY RESEARCH

The “Intrinsic Value” Myth By Joel Bowman Today, we unsheathe the mighty pen to slay a sacred cow… or perhaps merely to foil a lame...

CRYPTOCURRENCIES UNTETHER THE GOAT OF SOVEREIGN TENDER / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Cryptocurrencies untether the goat of sovereign tender The existence of digital currencies challenges the idea that money can only be cre...

PANDAS CAN FLY: THE STRUGGLE TO REFORM CHINA´S ECONOMY / THE ECONOMIST

Pandas can fly The struggle to reform China’s economy How Xi Jinping could both calm the trade war and make China richer FOR THE p...

BREXIT BETRAYS MARGARET THATCHER´S CARMAKING LEGACY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Brexit betrays Margaret Thatcher’s carmaking legacy Honda’s closure of its UK plant is part of a slow-motion tragedy for the industry J...

ATHENS AND JERUSALEM / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Athens and Jerusalem On geopolitics and the intellectual tradition. By George Friedman   It is time for me to w...

FINALLY, ASSET FORFEITURE IS RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL -- SORT OF / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Finally, Asset Forfeiture Is Ruled Unconstitutional — Sort Of by John Rubino     Among all the many things governments do that s...

THE U.S. DEBATE ON CLIMATE CHANGE IS HEATING UP / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The US debate on climate change is heating up Two different plans to attack the problem could be combined in a workable compromiso Mart...