I believe myself that there's a great deal more interest and engagement among Americans than our politicians recognize.

Roosevelt talked not only about Freedom from Fear, but also Freedom from Want.

If we did go into a recession, something that's always possible for the U.S. or Europe, we could lower interest rates and expand the money supply without worrying about the price of gold.

I think the IMF helped to detonate the Indonesian crisis.

The Russian drama began at the end of 1991, when the Soviet Union mercifully ended. Russia and 14 other new countries emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union. Every one of those 15 new states faced a profound historical, economic, financial, social and political challenge.

The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung.

Globalization was a deep trend pushed by technology and right ideas, as much as anything else.