18/02/2006 5:05:25 am
Magazines That Matter. Today′s schedule in Washington, DC, included among other things meetings with editors of Reason and Foreign Policy. These are two globally leading magazines in their respective fields, with a lot of impact. Magazines of this kind are like think-tanks - they do research, analyse and communicate. Reason has a strong ideological compass for freedom, not least regarding the personal sphere. Foreign Policy spots global trends very well. In their latest edition, there is a very interesting article about the anti-globalisation and anti-american President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, being a new kind of authoritarian leader in a democratic age. And also a clarifying article by Anders Åslund about the Russian oligarchs and the current authoritarianism by Vladimir Putin.