Global Poverty

Here is a good Op-Ed piece in the NY Times on Financial Aid. One very interesting paragraph, and a nice complement:

When I was in college, I majored in political science. But if I were going through college today, I’d major in economics. It possesses a rigor that other fields in the social sciences don’t — and often greater relevance as well. That’s why economists are shaping national debates about everything from health care to poverty, while political scientists often seem increasingly theoretical and irrelevant.

Aid to Africa

There are plenty of economic reasons to stop financial aid to African nation, but this is certainly one reason to keep funding.