Recently, Intellectual Takeout sponsored a survey asking moms and Gen-Y what they thought about various national security, energy, and, to a degree, Constitutional issues such as electromagnetic pulse attacks, Sharia...
Blog posts in international relations
Posted by: Devin Foley on September 14, 2011
One of the most misunderstood economic concepts is the trade deficit. We provide some much needed clarity in our newest library topic International Trade Balance, Imbalance, and Deficit....
Posted by: Anja Hartleb on September 15, 2010
In a recent EconTalk episode, Russ Roberts and Mike Munger discussed the Chilean bus system.
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Posted by: Anja Hartleb on August 30, 2010
Looking out the window of a tall building in Guatemala City, Guatemala, I heard a voice behind me say, “Look at all those busy people down there. What do you suppose they’re doing?” I turned to find the man for...
Posted by: Brandon Carmack on August 16, 2010
I grew up in a little town outside of San Diego. We lived on a hill overlooking the town’s small airport in the valley. The airport was home to quite a few old war birds: a Corsair, a Hellcat, a P-51 Mustang, several...
Posted by: Devin Foley on May 28, 2010
A few folks have been taken aback that anyone would dare write a harsh word about Che Guevara. It’s seen as mean-spirited to call the man...
Posted by: Devin Foley on May 11, 2010
Che Guevara: This Argentinean-born Marxist revolutionary and henchman to Fidel Castro during the Cuban Revolution is such a pop culture icon that his image has turned into a capitalist brand marketed on T-Shirts,...
Posted by: Anja Hartleb on May 5, 2010
In a shocking change of pace, a multi-national corporation based in America is moving a hefty chunk of its manufacturing from China to America. You read that right: from China to America.
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Posted by: Devin Foley on April 27, 2010
Aside from wars and domestic car manufacturer loyalties, there’s nothing like the Olympics to remind us that nationalism and patriotism are still alive and well around the world. Arguably, it’s hard not to get caught...
Posted by: Devin Foley on February 16, 2010
Intellectual Takeout's new library section on the Kyoto Protocol is up just in time for the next major...
Posted by: Devin Foley on March 24, 2009