Friday linkage

The US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney hosted Francis Fukuyama on Wednesday. Here's the mp3.

This is a promising new find: Fairer Globalization.

Gobsmacking China fact of the day, from Marginal Revolution: In 1996 China had less than 1 million (university) freshmen, in 2006 there were over 5 million freshmen.

Life imitates Aliens: Yes, Exo-skeleton super-suits are almost a reality for military purposes. Looks useful, though not as cool as the one Ripley had.