My work, so far, for the Yale Globalist, in reverse chronological order.
Includes Iceland, the European Union, and diseased honeybees, in rising order of fragility. Those last two might be tied, actually.
Unity vs. Ennui: The Life and Times of a Eurocrat
“In the most interesting line of his presentation, Steimer let out some of his inevitable frustration, in this case with the majority of the French populace that fears losing national sovereignty if France integrates further into the EU. ‘Where is French sovereignty in the face of financial markets? Where is French sovereignty when we try to negotiate with China?'”
“Tokyo Story does not have a happy ending, but that’s less because there isn’t happiness than because there isn’t an ending.”
“Six years ago, the bees stopped waking up.”
Hard To Swallow: Child Obesity and Parental Rights in the United Kingdom
“It’s a libertarian’s nightmare: government-appointed social workers forcing your family into public housing, making your children exercise, even standing in your new kitchen as you prepare food. And if your children fail to slim down, you lose them.”
“In a social-science coup de grâce, Keith Chen announced to the audience that next-door neighbors who speak different languages, and whose demographics and family lives are otherwise near-identical, have wildly differing savings and obesity rates—again, predicted by the tenses permitted in their native tongue.”
Who Else Were You Going to Vote For?
“On May 29, 2010, the voters of Reykjavík, Iceland rejected politics as usual, dumping the Independent and Social Democratic parties in favor of a new candidate’s covenant: increased transparency, family values, free towels in public pools, and a new polar bear for the Reykjavík Zoo.”
Europe Is Toast: Yale Debt Panel Finds Few Solutions
“Though Carmen Reinhart, Ernesto Zedillo, Stephen Roach and Benn Steil all approached the European Union’s debt crisis and the latest Greek tragedy from different angles, they agreed on one thing: it’s a depressing time to be an international finance expert.”