Robin Currie, Author at Discourse

Robin Currie

Robin Currie is a senior writer at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is the author of The Letter and the Scroll and Britain and Ireland, both published by National Geographic Books.

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Alain Bertaud: What the Poor Know About Housing

In this second conversation in a series on cities (the first is here), ...

Ideas

Alain Bertaud: Cities as Markets

In this first conversation in a series on cities (the second is here), ...

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When Only Courage Will Do

“Here I stand. I can do no other.” When he proclaimed those words ...

Ideas

Europe’s Soccer Elites Took Their Eyes Off the Ball

On April 18, a new European Super League of soccer was announced. Twelve ...

Culture & Society

Think on Whatsoever Is Good and True

Pitchforks in one hand and iPhones in the other, populists have been on ...

Politics

Come Together?

“It’s time for America to unite.” So President-elect Biden has been telling the ...

Culture & Society

Walter Williams, Champion for Liberty

Walter Williams, who died yesterday, had no time for platitudes or lazy thinking. ...

Business & Economics

A Very Bad Bet

In the face of a pandemic-induced drop in demand for oil, private companies ...

Culture & Society

Through a Glass Darkly

Experts and prognosticators like to speak with boldness and conviction. This is especially ...

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