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Karl T. Muth explores the seemingly-magical ability for New Jersey petrol stations to hire extra workers without passing along the cost to consumers.
Is it possible that the…
In preparation for European Union regulations Karl Muth explores frameworks for identifying corporate nationality.
The European Union regulations set to take effect in the coming…
Karl Muth calls on Obama to make more of the positive signals coming from the American economy.
When will Obama realise he's a boom time president? President Obama is…
Karl Muth lays out a plan for tackling kleptocracy.
The riches of Africa have been plundered, and are being plundered. One can argue about whether the kleptocrats on the continent…
Karl Muth outlines what global collective action to tackle climate change might look like, via giant fighting robots and sea monsters.
I’m not much of an environmentalist.…
Brian Stoddart argues that as India increasingly moves into the global mainstream its fast approaching elections matter inside and out (this post first appeared in April 2013).…
Karl Muth asks what we can learn from the seemingly infinite popularity of the dystopian militarised city-state: Is its popularity evidence of popular concern for civil liberties…
Cornelius Adebahr argues that finding a comprehensive agreement on Iran’s nuclear program would be a much-needed counterpoint to the recent disregard of international norms and…
Karl Muth reveals another side to the creator of the Gini coefficient.
Corrado Gini was a statistician who came up with something many are familiar with today, his eponymous…
Martha Molfetas asks - why is Russia hungry for Crimea in the first place?
This past month, Ukraine has undergone a metamorphosis, from protest and violence to creating a new…