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Andy Sumner and Alex Cobham examine why some countries manage direct tax evasion better than others. Debate on the role of inequality in the post-2015 framework has moved rapidly…
The Syria crisis is certainly more than just another Arab Spring conflict or civil war. Syria presents a large-scale humanitarian crisis for the region. It may be another year…
This past weekend, I was in Connecticut for my dear friend Michelle’s wedding. Having arrived a day early, we elected to see Clybourne Park (now playing at the lovely and intimate…
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I have often been asked why Africa, after finding a few good leaders in the mid Twentieth Century, has been subjected to a list of terrible leaders. Africa is accused of being the…
While the US pivot to Asia under the Obama administration has gathered much attention, a number of conflicts around the world can be seen as ‘pivots’ in which the world tilts…
As a believer in the academy as one of the few refuges of meritocracy in Western Civilization, the existence of athletic scholarships has always troubled me. As a matter of policy…
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The concept of city corporation insolvency (known is municipal bankruptcy in America) is not a new one; it traces its roots back to the financial failure of Roman periphery towns…