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James D. Robinson III

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Jul/Aug
2000
Full Steam Ahead: "Inflation Overkill" Revisited
James D. Robinson III

Fretting about inflation, the Federal Reserve has given in to overkill. Instead, it should let the 1990s economic phenomenon roll on.
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Sep/Oct
1994
Inflation Overkill: Moving the Fed into a Global Agepremium content icon
James D. Robinson III

The only inflation these days is in the Fed's fear of rising prices. Open global markets will keep prices down. Interest rate hikes will only dampen economic growth. The Fed must unleash the American economy.
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In the Magazine

November/December 2009 / 6, 88
Essay
In the Quicksands of Somalia
Bronwyn Bruton

Washington's repeated attempts to bring peace to Somalia with state-building initiatives have failed, even backfired. It should renounce political intervention and encourage local development without trying to improve governance.
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