Be sure to see today’s Wall Street Journal, which features a lead Op-Ed by Niall Ferguson, a member of The American Interest’s editorial board. In it, Niall observes the significant volatility of this year’s commodities market and asks whether the uneven geographical distribution of the market’s winners could lead to future global conflicts. Based on the patterns of world history he chronicles, it’s a question worth considering, and certainly a piece well worth reading.

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