http://www.newsweek.com/id/135380
I've made no secret about the fact that this guy is one of my favorite pundits. Perhaps his look at things here is a little rose-colored... but amidst all the fear and lunacy coming from the left and right I find it sobering.
The best thing is that this will anger both protectionist left-wingers and hawkish conservatives, two groups invested in thinking that the world is currently in a state of unimaginable horror- albeit for different reasons.
Of course both of these groups are heavily invested in fearing globalization for very different reason... a phenomenon which has its flaws (often major ones) but has overall been contributing to more freedom and wellbeing for more people in more places more of the time.
So take a small breather and enjoy (maybe when I feel like taking a long breather I'll get the book)... then we can go back to our usual catastrophism!