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The parable of the long spoons

There was an old woman who was nearing the end of her life. As she closed her eyes one night, she saw a bright...

Minimize government regulations

House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo recently stressed the need to prioritize the ease of doing business, saying this is a crucial factor to investors. She is...

Duterte turns off foreign fund managers

I came across a disturbing article in the Financial Times last Thursday, about foreign fund managers turning their backs on the Philippines because of...

The negative effects of tariffs

In the mid-1800s, the French government imposed tariffs on numerous imported foreign goods, on everything from sewing needles to locomotives, to protect French industries...

The good economist

In a recent meeting to discuss measures to mitigate the impact of soaring inflation, Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the Duterte administration’s economic managers...

What is seen and what is not seen

FRÉDÉRIC Bastiat (1801-1850) was a French classical liberal economist, whom economist Joseph Schumpeter called the “most brilliant economic journalist who ever lived.” He was...

Duterte’s war on oligarchs

Allow me, dear reader, to explain the difference between political and economic power, according to philosopher and novelist, Ayn Rand. If a small group of...

Two drugs that shaped the world

ALCOHOL is a depressant drug. This means that alcohol slows the function of the central nervous system when it enters the body. That’s why...

The real cause of inflation

By Eric Jurado THERE is no mystery about the cause of monetary instability. Like other commodities, the value of money is determined by demand and...

Honor your father

By Eric Jurado FATHER’S Day reminds me of the fourth of the Ten Commandments, which reads: “Honor your father and your mother.” This commandment is so...

Jurado starts column in Op-Ed section

Eric Jurado begins his column, “From Where I Stand,” this week at the opinion section of Manila Standard. His column will appear every Sunday...

The Ten Commandments: The best foundation for a moral society

By Eric Jurado MY family practices a tradition of watching meaningful movies during Holy Week. One of those movies is The Ten Commandments, a 1956...

God and human suffering

By Eric Jurado AS we enter Holy Week, we will, no doubt, contemplate not only on the suffering Jesus endures before his death, but also...

We are hopelessly pessimistic

By Eric Jurado IS life getting better or worse? What is the real state of humanity in the Philippines? Let’s consider the changes that have...
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