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CFE forum on Sweden

Johnny Munkhammar, a member of the Moderate Party in the Parliament of Sweden, will be in Seoul for a few days next week. He will be speaking at a Center for Free Enterprise forum that I helped organize. I will have the honor of introducing him. You are invited, check out the invitation here . .

Linsanity in Korea? What if...

By Casey Lartigue, Jr. I was the co-organizer of a freelance project that brought the Harvard University men’s soccer team to South Korea for 13 days last May. (`` Harvard soccer team stresses enjoyment ,” The Korea Times, 5/26/11). They toured Korea and played friendly matches with Korea University, Seoul National University, and the Under-20 team. In a wrap-up meeting last June with the wonderful administrators of Korea University’s athletics department, I suggested that we should work together to bring over another team for the summer of 2012 or 2013 ― the Harvard University men’s basketball team. My main arguments: (1) Korean youngsters could learn from talented student-athletes and (2) we might be able to entice a former Harvard hoopster who was then an NBA backup to join his former teammates here. You may have heard of him recently ― Jeremy Lin. The folks at Korea University had never heard of him. My business partner, a former college soccer playe

Linsanity, 2004

Lin, in the last half-minute, leads Palo Alto boys to win San Jose Mercury News , February 13, 2004 Jeremy Lin scored six points in the final 30 seconds, lifting host Palo Alto, the fourth-ranked boys basketball team in the Central Coast Section according to the Mercury News, to a 49-46 victory over Gunn in a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division game Thursday. The Vikings (22-3, 10-1) were down by three when Lin , a sophomore point guard, hit from long range to tie the score. He then stole the ball, was fouled and hit two free throws. Another free throw near the end sealed the victory. Here’s a backgrounder I’ve put together on Jeremy Lin’s basketball career at Harvard: Freshman : Ever heard of Jim Goffredo? Drew Housman? Andrew Pusar? Dan McGeary? They were the guards on the Harvard 2006-07 men’s basketball team who played more minutes than Jeremy Lin did that year. Goffredo (a 6-3 senior) was the starting shooting guard (15.4 PPG), Housman (

"Love vs. economics on Valentine's Day" by Casey Lartigue Jr. (Korea Times)

Uh-oh! Valentine’s Day 2012. What should you get for your sweetheart(s)? Jewelry, dinner, flowers, clothing, candy, and greeting cards are the usual suspects. What’s not on the list? Cash. Some economists say it is the most efficient gift to give. Think back: How many times have you smiled awkwardly when realizing you were receiving another tie, instead of the Madden NFL video game you would have bought with a cash gift? When giving her lingerie (again), do you add, ``The gift receipt is there, you can return it if you don’t like it.” In some cases, you and your sweetheart may be exchanging unwanted gifts. Cash then is a better gift because the recipient can buy what he or she wants (giving gold may be the most efficient of all because governments reduce the value of your money with deficit spending). Let’s say the economists are correct ― do you want to follow their cold calculations on a day meant for lovers? Economists, predictably, say: ``It depends.” In an inter

Casey Lartigue on "Today" on Beyond Bejing radio news talk show

Casey Lartigue, Jr., Director of International Relations at the Center for Free Enterprise, will be a panelist on " Today " on Beyond Beijing, China Radio International`s flagship news chat show on February 9, 2012 from 11 a.m.-noon.       About the show: Today, China Radio International`s flagship news chat show, is broadcast live Monday through Friday on AM846, Beijing, China; FM88.0, Canberra and FM104.9 Perth, Australia; AM 570, Northern California, AM 1540, Galveston, TX, AM 1320, Houston, AM 880, Hawaii, USA; FM 97.9, Ottawa , and AM1540, Toronto , Canada. The show will be rebroadcast on CRI relay stations worldwide. Listen online Updates