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		<title>Fair Trade Wars, Act I</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/05/fair-trade-wars-act-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Korea is getting jittery about prospects for its long sought Free Trade Agreement with the United States, which is still yet to be approved by both countries, and is now under threat from a potentially protectionist Obama administration. In &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/05/fair-trade-wars-act-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia&#8217;s Capitalist Communes</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/02/colombias-capitalist-communes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colombian flower farms (photo: Mike Freedman-Schnapp) Colombia&#8217;s flower farm workers have for some time been benefiting mightily from industrial support communities, which practice heavy nongovernmental social investment in workforce collectives. Many of the workers in these communities outside Bogota and &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/02/colombias-capitalist-communes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Tidal Empires of War</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/07/30/the-tidal-empires-of-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(photo: Charles Roffey &#8211; Charles &#38; Fred) Someone once said that in Damascus you truly can get a little bit pregnant. It&#8217;s a good aphorism, because if you asked the foreign minister of almost any state in the Middle East &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/07/30/the-tidal-empires-of-war/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Silent Tsunami</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/04/23/silent-tsunami/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an update to this previous post, be sure to read this from The Economist. Governments ought to liberalise markets, not intervene in them further. Food is riddled with state intervention at every turn, from subsidies to millers for cheap &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/04/23/silent-tsunami/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Politics of Condescension</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/04/12/the-politics-of-condescension/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the discussion at this post about Obama&#8217;s condescension, I suggest Tom Maguire&#8217;s roundup of the coverage of Obama making the mistake of speaking his mind about the rubes who he needs to vote for him: I can&#8217;t believe that &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/04/12/the-politics-of-condescension/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Path to a Depression</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/21/path-to-a-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some interesting parallels with our current situation and the period before the Great Depression. Interestingly, it seems the Democrats are intent on not learning from history, at least not about what led us to the Depression. Or maybe they want &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/21/path-to-a-depression/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Competition</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/29/competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Competition plays a large role in much of my life. As a tournament bridge player, competition is the name of the game. The better you do, the more you rate to win. The more you do to learn, improve your &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/29/competition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tragic News for Leftists</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/23/tragic-news-for-leftists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to free markets, capitalism and freedom in general, the world is getting wealthier. The last quarter century has witnessed remarkable progress of mankind. The world’s per capita inflation-adjusted income rose from $5400 in 1980 to $8500 in 2005.Schooling and &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/23/tragic-news-for-leftists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Free Trade and the Next President</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/06/free-trade-and-the-next-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In electing a President we are rarely presented with candidates who represent our views, so in the end it really comes down to prioritizing. Frankly I may yet again not vote for a major party candidate, but if I do &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/06/free-trade-and-the-next-president/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Free Trade Distilled</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/22/free-trade-distilled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Megan McCardle looks at some silly arguments at Max Sawickey&#8217;s old place on trade. Read the whole thing, but she hits the nail on the head here: There are three possibilities for what will happen if we liberalize trade: 1) &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/22/free-trade-distilled/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Third World Farmer</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/21/dear-third-world-farmer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you didn&#8217;t read this when you saw it on Instapundit, please do. And then follow the link as well, and the link there too. It is important.]]></description>
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