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Hoover senior fellow Thomas Sowell discusses his newest book, Intellectuals and
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Thomas Sowell On Truth And Proportionality

featuring Thomas Sowellvia Independent Institute
Monday, February 1, 2021

“Even the best things come to an end,” wrote Thomas Sowell in late 2016, as he shut down his newspaper column in order to “spend less time following politics and more time on my photography.” Four years later, when he turned 90, the economist and Hoover Institution fellow was back with Charter Schools and Their Enemies, from Basic Books. In early 2021, Sowell writes a Townhall column on familiar subjects such as truth and the proportionality doctrine. 

Interviews

Nobel Laureate Michael Spence: Market Has Mania, Valuation Problems

interview with Michael Spencevia Bloomberg
Monday, February 1, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Michael Spence examines the current market frenzy and the need for across-the-board regulation of the use of digital technology in finance.

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In the News

New Documentary Reveals The Character Behind Thomas Sowell's Brilliant Economics

featuring Thomas Sowell, Victor Davis Hansonvia PJ Media
Sunday, January 31, 2021

A documentary chronicling the life and work of Thomas Sowell narrated by Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow and Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley has now been released for public viewing.

One Belt, One Road Strategy

Article On: Philippines Airport Plan

via China Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert
Sunday, January 31, 2021

The section describes how the Chinese Communist Party employs its foreign infrastructure and development program to further its strategic interests abroad and in international institutions.

Industrial Policies and Economic Espionage

Articles On: NASA Scientist, Airlines, Japan Chip Suppliers, Germany, Hong Kong Request Rejected, and China Stock Ban

via China Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert
Sunday, January 31, 2021

This section highlights articles and reports on the harmful impacts of the commercial and economic policies employed by the Chinese Communist Party.

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China’s Digital Currency: Adding Financial Data to Digital Authoritarianism

via Center for a New American Security
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

The Center for a New American Security published a report on the challenges posed by the PRC’s push for a digital currency.

by Yaya Fanusie and Emily Jin

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Experts Demand Suspension of EU-China Investment Deal

via Der Spiegel
Monday, January 25, 2021

There is a growing chorus of critical voices within Germany against the Investment Agreement with the PRC.

by Malk Baumgartner and Ann-Katrin Muller

The Grumpy Economist
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Grumpy Economist: The Long And Short Of Bubbles

interview with John H. Cochrane, Owen Lamontvia The Grumpy Economist | A Podcast with John H. Cochrane
Friday, January 29, 2021
A conversation on GameStop, social media, the stock market, and hedge funds with Wellington Management’s Owen Lamont. 
Featured

Gamestop. 1999 Déjà Vu All Over Again?

by John H. Cochranevia Grumpy Economist
Thursday, January 28, 2021
In case you haven't noticed, Gamestop and a few similar stocks are in a classic bubble. At least it was at 8 AM pacific when I read the print WSJ, possibly not at 9:30 AM as I write. What's going on?

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Economic Policy Working Group

 
The Working Group on Economic Policy brings together experts on economic and financial policy to study key developments in the U.S. and global economies, examine their interactions, and develop specific policy proposals.

Milton and Rose Friedman: An Uncommon Couple