The video version of my interview with @LANACION on @JMilei's astounding achievements in Argentina is out now in English:

RT @JMilei: FENÓMENO BARRIAL . Niall Ferguson: “Este cambio de régimen condena al peronismo y al kirchnerismo al tacho de basura de la hist….

“Accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza is a luxury belief— and utterly divorced from reality when there's a real one happening in Ukraine.”

RT @CGasparino: Great stuff by ⁦@nfergus⁩

Full essay is here: 8/8.

'Expend energy on such luxury beliefs and you will not notice the help you are giving the axis of authoritarians to bring about the defeat of the West. Nor will you notice the help they are giving you — through the social media channels they know so well how to manipulate — to be.

'A defining feature of luxuries is that they are expensive. The same is true of luxury beliefs. The belief that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza, like the belief that a Palestinian state can be wished into existence by western leaders, is a Hermès handbag of an idea.' 6/8.

'I wish those people who spend a significant part of each day posting and reposting clickbait about the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza could spare a thought for the real genocide that is going on in eastern Europe right now.' 5/8.

'If it is genocide you want to see, I recommend you pay a visit to the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. There I can easily demonstrate that the Russian government intends to eradicate a distinct Ukrainian identity. And all five methods of genocide are being deployed against the.

'One can criticise the way Israel has waged this war. One can note the impossibility of simultaneously rescuing the hostages and destroying Hamas. One can lament the extreme difficulty of defeating an enemy that lurks in tunnels, habitually uses civilians for cover and steals.

'Accusing Israel of genocide and recognising a non-existent state are the luxury beliefs of western foreign policy, elicited in response to misleading photographs on front pages and fake fatality statistics, and utterly divorced from strategic reality.' 2/8.

'The phrase “luxury beliefs” was coined by the brilliant @robkhenderson to sum up the more preposterous ideas that progressives can afford to hold — “Defund the police!” “Open borders!” “Men can become women!” — because they are largely sheltered from the consequences when such.

This is excellent. Haviv Rettig Gur: Israel’s Winning One War While It Loses Another

I was hugely impressed by what I heard today at the Argentine Economy Ministry. @LuisCaputoAR and his team are laying the foundations of an economic miracle, working tirelessly to end their country's era of underachievement and consign Peronism to oblivion.

RT @pbarbieri: Muchas gracias a @LuisCaputoAR @pabloquirno @JoseLuisDazaAR @Felii_N @VauthierMartin @FedericoFuriase por recibir a mi mento….

One of the most remarkable and impressive conversations I have ever had with any political leader anywhere in the world. @JMilei is not only a passionate libertarian economist; he is also a visionary leader and a fearless fighter for freedom.

RT @pbarbieri: Un gran honor haber podido acompañar a @nfergus — mi mentor, gran amigo y miembro del Directorio de @uala — en su encuentro….

This is essential reading on the EU's real trade problem. It's China, not Trump. As always, @Brad_Setser sees clearly.

To be clear, I liked those sentences, but not the overall argument of the piece. My grievance against economics is its neglect in recent times of ec. history (barely represented in major departments these days). But the state of history departments and of the history profession.