In 1942 large numbers of American GIs were posted to Britain, forcing the world’s two leading English-speaking cultures to take stock of each other. George Orwell, like many Englishmen, found the newcomers hard to take: “It is difficult to go anywhere in London without having the feeling that Britain in now Occupied Territory.” 

I dedicate this post, as I did The Joy of Freedom: An Economist's Odyssey, "to the unknown civilization that is growing in the world."

As a member of Fort Worth’s Russian immigrant community, Paul Gregory recounts his time in the company of JFK’s assassin.

Hoover Institution fellow Russ Roberts discusses what it takes to maintain a civil discussion during the holiday season (or any season). With insight and wisdom from Adam Smith to his experience as host of EconTalk, Russ shares with us some very important things about life, both in the personal sphere and the social sphere.