American Consequences - January 2020

CONTENTS

JANUARY 2020 : ISSUE 31

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AMERICAN CONSEQUENCES

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48 Welcome to the

BY STEVEN LONGENECKER

End of Hong Kong BY KIM ISKYAN

6 Letter From the Editor BY P.J. O'ROURKE

Editor in Chief: P.J. O’Rourke Editorial Director: Carli Flippen Publisher: Steven Longenecker Executive Editor: Buck Sexton Managing Editor: Laura Greaver Creative Director: Erica Wood Contributing Editors: Martin Cohen, Dr. Davig Eifrig, Mohamed A. El-Erian, Kim Iskyan, Frédéric Leroy, Joel Litman, Rand Paul, Kenneth Rogoff, John F. Wasik Cartoon Director: Frank Stansberry General Manager: Jamison Miller Advertising:

56 The Dark Side of Plant Based Food

BY MARTIN COHEN AND FRÉDÉRIC LEROY

12 From Our Inbox

18 The Global Economy's Luck May Run Out

60 If No One Has to Work, No One Will BY RAND PAUL 63 Notes From a Conversation With Rand Paul BY P.J. O'ROURKE

BY MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN

22 Skip the Fad Diet

BY DR. DAVIG EIFRIG

25 The Fountain of Youth BY JOEL LITMAN

66 Government Debt Is Not a Free Lunch

28 Held Up Without A Gun BY JOHN F. WASIK

BY KENNETH ROGOFF

36 The Wealth Whisperer

70 The Final Word

Ricky D'Andrea, Jill Peterson Editorial feedback: feedback@ americanconsequences.com

BY STEVEN LONGENECKER

BY BUCK SEXTON

Cover Photo By Brent Kline

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