My respect for politicians has increased. It's hard work - even hard physical work. — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, than you can't trash it by being cynical about the people who do democracy: the politicians. — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Especially among journalists, politics is not a pursuit that's held in high esteem. We tend to be cynical about it - but… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Reagan's legacy is so powerful because he identified the state as the central issue in American politics. — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
I am a very strong supporter of our government's view that it is important to engage with all countries around the world… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
The irony of the political rise of the plutocrats is that, like Venice's oligarchs, they threaten the system that created them. — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
One consequence of Russia's klepto-capitalist model is the growing appeal of government jobs, with their lucrative opportunities for payoffs. — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
If the Tea Party gets its way, there will be less government - which is great for the elites. They don't need… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
One of the great, and largely forgotten, triumphs of American society and government has been how smoothly U.S. farmers and their communities… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
All of us can agree that we want government to work as well as possible, and we should all applaud efforts to… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
This is the 21st-century paradox: Even as political democracy has become the intellectual default mode for much of the world, the private… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, the overreach of leaders is a good reminder that vigorous public debate and time-consuming due process are… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Plutocrats were the chief beneficiaries of so-called neoliberalism and the suite of political changes it brought beginning in the late 1970s -… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Oil could complicate domestic politics in countries with too much of it - there is a reason economists talk about 'the curse… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
One of the most important political and economic facts of this young century is that capital has been slipping the traces of… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
We recognize that NAFTA is a three-country agreement, and we need a three-country negotiation. — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
In a globalized economy, jobs no longer need a passport, but workers do. — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
When you think of technological revolution, you probably think of geeks in cool coastal spaces like the Google campus, or perhaps of math wizards… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
It was surprising to me to hear a member question whether another member of the House was an adult. We're all adults in the… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Especially among journalists, politics is not a pursuit that's held in high esteem. We tend to be cynical about it - but I actually… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Talking about income inequality, even if you're not on the Forbes 400 list, can make us feel uncomfortable. It feels less positive, less optimistic,… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
The chief job of foreign policy today is helping to figure out the rules for the global economy and defending each nation's interests within… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
I love the Internet. I love my mobile devices. I love the fact that they mean that whoever chooses to will be able to… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
TED is certainly a gathering of an incredibly eclectic, incredibly interesting community, but it's also an elite community - at least an important portion… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Motherhood may be a 'killer' when it comes to becoming a Master of the Universe, but among middle-class mothers, even after that touch of… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
A thing that really troubles me about a more polarized society is that you stop having a sense of society and citizenship. — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Western investment is usually assumed to walk hand-in-hand with the democratic values of its home countries, and indeed, opening an economy to outside money… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
