David Brooks on Haiti, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of …
Read the whole thing. an excerpt: Why is Haiti so poor? well, it has a history of oppression, slavery and colonialism. But so does Barbados, and Barbados is doing pretty well. Haiti has endured ruthless dictators, corruption and foreign invasions. But so has the Dominican Republic, and the D.R. is in much better shape. Haiti [...]