“Two Terrible Decades” — a synopsis
Part One of the book is a detailed account of the founding of the International Chamber of Commerce in the aftermath of the Great War of 1914–18, and of ...
“Two Terrible Decades” — from A Century of Commerce
Please download a copy of the PDF file (1.8 MB). I look forward to your comments, corrections and suggestions here in the comments on my website, or by...
The ICC’s Century
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has been the most prominent voice of international business for just over a century. This year is the&nb...
Uncertainty in the global energy budget “imbalance”
The graphic is from “The energy balance over land and oceans: an assessment based on direct observations and CMIP5 climate models” (Martin Wild et al, ...
Time to reassess eugenics?
Eugenics is an ancient idea with a terrible modern reputation. Is that reputation now irrrelevant? [A discussion paper for a talk I gave in 2015: re...
The Opium Trade & The “Jacksonian” Depression of the 1830s
Here’s an exotic tale of trade, money supply and financial recession from the days when silver, not gold, was the numéraire and global trade-finance mar...
Nutraceuticals
Paul Noth, New Yorker magazine