By Vishaal Kishore “Ricardo’s Gauntlet” is a brilliant tour de force. Mainstream economists unanimously argue that the logic of comparative advantage and national specialization makes a rigid adherence to free trade the best policy for everyone, all the time, everywhere.…
Month: September 2014
Interview with Vishaal Kishore, author of “Ricardo’s Gauntlet”
Government strategist, public servant and academic Vishaal Kishore talks to Anthem Press about writing his newly released book, Ricardo’s Gauntlet: Economic Fiction and the Flawed Case for Free Trade, which challenges readers to reconsider the concept of free trade. Q: Are you following…
AUTHOR EVENT: Professor Cascetta | Italian Cultural Institute, New York
The event, “Italy Towards Europe”, took place September 24 and was focused on European theatrical heritage and featured readings by Laura Curino. Professor Cascetta is a theatre history academic and the former director of the Department of Communication and Performing…
The Ruskin–Morris Connection
In late nineteenth-century Britain, theorist and critic John Ruskin and the designer, writer and activist William Morris began pioneering new approaches to design and the decorative arts. But what sort of relationship did they have and how did their…