The Globalist

We remember this economist and teacher — who passed away in the summer of 2002 — by sharing his thoughts and predictions about the global economy.

How do natural calamities in the United States and Europe serve as a powerful political metaphor?

Is the current lack of investor confidence in the United States comparable to the agonies of middle-class Argentinians?

Is Saddam Hussein’s Iraq another paper tiger that — if left alone — will tumble peacefully into oblivion?

What unlikely British title unites U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and New York City’s former mayor, Rudolph Giuliani?

How does organized labor call the shots when it comes to America’s favorite pastime?

What does Singapore’s first Prime Minister have to say about Asia and globalization?

How does the Vietnam War shape the U.S. military’s attitudes towards a possible invasion of Iraq?

What do the 1929 stock market crash and July 2002 market troubles have in common?

Our most compelling quotes from the EU Parliament’s president on Europe’s future.