Author Archives: Richard Guzman
The “Third World”
The “First World” of capitalism, the “Second World” of communism, the “Third World” of countries emerging from the imperialism of the first two worlds. Experts and the general public quibble about terms, and “Third World” leaves much to be desired, … Continue reading
Amartya Sen: Fear, Fact, and Freedom
On September 22, 1994, the venerable New York Review of Books published economist Amartya Sen’s essay “Population: Delusion and Reality,” his response to the long history of worries about over-population, from Malthus to Paul Ehrlich (The Population Bomb) to Garrett … Continue reading
Songs by DAN GUZMAN: “Telephone Rag”
A DAN GUZMAN song about calling your love on the telephone when the night grows cold, when you haven’t seen them for so long, when you hurt inside. Those things will ring true forever, but sometimes what could strike you … Continue reading