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Karl Muth critiques the international environmentalist agenda and points to the ways it reinforces racism and inter-regional inequality. The Chinese and Brazilians should cut…
Here, I examine two cases of industries regulating themselves. In one case, to their benefit (and the detriment of consumers) in a cartel system. In the other case, to the alleged…
Karl Muth explores the relationships between the media, health, behaviour and policy. This coming term at Northwestern University, I’m teaching a masters-level policy course in…
It fascinates me to examine the conservative (note the uncapitalised “c”) parties of developed Western countries. When I arrive in a country where I’m unfamiliar with the…
Karl Muth argues that water will be the defining issue for climate change watchers and politicians in the near future. Water has a linguistic history to match its biological…
Martha Molfetas gives readers a snapshot of the ongoing gap between the commitments and reality of tackling climate change.   This past November, COP 19 proved to be yet…
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Greg Gopman isn’t particularly wealthy. Or famous. Or influential. Or powerful. He’s another white guy who moved to San Francisco and who has an idea now and then. Occasionally,…
Is everybody really like jet planes, islands, and tigers on a gold leash? Or are only some people? And should we care?I write this as the NASDAQ shattered four thousand points for…
Karl Muth talks generally about proxy variables and then focuses in on race as a proxy variable for social and economic class, arguing it is a troubling one and (mis-)used far too…