Attention Economy


Sunday, October 11, 2015

Weekend Readings - 10/11/15

A World Without Borders
George Mason University economist Alex Tabarrok argues for the elimination of national borders
Tabarrok argues –
“To paraphrase Rousseau, man is born free, yet everywhere he is caged. Barbed-wire, concrete walls, and gun-toting guards confine people to the nation-state of their birth. But why? The argument for open borders is both economic and moral. All people should be free to move about the earth, uncaged by the arbitrary lines known as borders.”

I completely agree with Tabarrok’s sentiments. However, given the reemergence of nationalism, Tabarrok’s proposal sounds utterly unrealistic.


Christopher Columbus – An Appraisal of His Achievements


What Ails Afghanistan? Short-Answer: Pakistan and its Duplicitous Military
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-key-to-solving-the-puzzle-of-afghanistan/2015/10/08/1ebfa63a-6df1-11e5-aa5b-f78a98956699_story.html