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Bob Casey’s Revenge

William McGurn

I can’t believe I’m losing to this idiot. So said John Kerry during the presidential campaign. Judging from the news stories following the election, many of his supporters appear...

Pulpit Economics

William McGurn

In debates between Christian theologians and economists over the nature of capitalism, facts and figures count for almost nothing. At times the two seem to speak separate languages—perhaps most...

Dragon in a Three Piece Suit: The Emergence of Capitalism in China

William McGurn

Dragon in a Three-Piece Suit: The Emergence of Capitalism in China by doug guthrie princeton university press, 302 pages, $39.95 In the famous account he gave of his twenty-four...

Population and the Wealth of Nations

William McGurn

By any measure, the future for this Asian country looked bleak. Enormously overcrowded, its normal population had skyrocketed, increased not just by a naturally high birthrate but also by...

Don’t Bet Democratic

William McGurn

Minority Party: Why the Democrats Face Defeat in 1992 and Beyond by Peter Brown Regnery Gateway, 350 pages, $21.95 By any reckoning, Tom and Geri Suma should be Democrats....