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The personal blog of P. Kerim Friedman.

Cold War?

Could it be that Bush and Hu are having a Cold War and the rest of us haven’t been invited? Howard French thinks the Chinese are following a cold war logic in their foreign policy: As it evolves on a spectrum somewhere between Nazi Germany and contemporary Scandinavia, China will use its growing muscle in [...]

Immigration vs. Wages

One of the most interesting debates to arise out of the recent national debate on immigration is whether or not immigration drives down the wages of working class Americans. And Michelle Goldberg’s Salon piece is the best article I’ve found on the subject. In the context of discussing general divisions among progressives over the issue [...]