Marian Tupy is a policy analyst and senior fellow at the Cato Institute, where he focuses on globalization, development, and political freedom. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard covering African politics and governance, including pieces on Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, South Africa's foreign policy, and the legacy of anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman.
Growing up in Johannesburg in the mid-1990s, I had the great privilege of knowing Helen Suzman, the legendary white anti-apartheid activist and South African parliamentarian who died on New Year's Day. This outspoken and fearless promoter of racial equality and political liberty was an inspiration…
Friends of Zimbabwe have long hoped for a peaceful transfer of power in that country. But in spite of losing the March 29 elections to the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), the regime of Robert Mugabe is clinging to power. Once again, the world's democracies look to Zimbabwe's…
WHERE FREE TRADE IS THE word, hypocrisy is never far behind. Rich countries preach the virtues of open markets, while enforcing tariffs to protect industries (agriculture usually) at home. And poor countries call on richer ones to change their protectionist ways while constructing their own, even…