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Rough Justice for Trump
Rough Justice for Trump
Eric Posner thinks the Manhattan jury’s guilty verdict is the best that can be hoped for, under the circumstances. -
China’s Economy Cannot Export Its Problems Away
China’s Economy Cannot Export Its Problems Away
Alicia García-Herrero & Alessio Terzi explain why the current growth strategy will inevitably fail to address the roots of the economy’s problems. -
Why Republicans Go Crawling Back to Donald Trump
Why Republicans Go Crawling Back to Donald Trump
Reed Galen sees the fecklessness of figures like William Barr as proof of the sorry state of the American political class. -
The Danger of Premature ECB Rate Cuts
The Danger of Premature ECB Rate Cuts
Axel A. Weber warns that inviting renewed persistent inflation would be much worse than keeping monetary policy too tight. -
The Right Way to Regulate AI
The Right Way to Regulate AI
Joshua Gans argues that the key is to identify and reverse the technology’s unwelcome consequences soon after they appear. -
Still Haunted by the Washington Consensus
Still Haunted by the Washington Consensus
Antara Haldar thinks the old one-size-fits-all model is still causing problems, despite having been discredited. -
Britain’s Make-or-Break Election
Britain’s Make-or-Break Election
Chris Patten laments the absence of responsible leaders capable of addressing the country’s many daunting challenges. -
Restoring Africa’s Culture and Philosophy Is the Key to Development
Restoring Africa’s Culture and Philosophy Is the Key to Development
Hippolyte Fofack shows how the lack of a collective consciousness has reduced most governments to managing crisis after crisis. -
Don’t Believe the AI Hype
Don’t Believe the AI Hype
Daron Acemoglu finds nothing to support widely cited assessments of the technology’s near-term potential. -
Whom Will America Elect?
Whom Will America Elect?
Gary Gerstle explains why the rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has turned out to be a close contest. -
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Rough Justice for Trump
Rough Justice for Trump
May 31, 2024 Eric Posner thinks the Manhattan jury’s guilty verdict is the best that can be hoped for, under the circumstances.
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Still Haunted by the Washington Consensus
Still Haunted by the Washington Consensus
May 31, 2024 Antara Haldar thinks the old one-size-fits-all model is still causing problems, despite having been discredited.
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The Right Way to Regulate AI
The Right Way to Regulate AI
May 31, 2024 Joshua Gans argues that the key is to identify and reverse the technology’s unwelcome consequences soon after they appear.
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Restoring Africa’s Culture and Philosophy Is the Key to Development
Restoring Africa’s Culture and Philosophy Is the Key to Development
May 31, 2024 Hippolyte Fofack shows how the lack of a collective consciousness has reduced most governments to managing crisis after crisis.
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A Plea for Political Economy
A Plea for Political Economy
May 31, 2024 Kaushik Basu thinks understanding recent technological advances requires economists to revive an old tradition.
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China’s Economy Cannot Export Its Problems Away
China’s Economy Cannot Export Its Problems Away
Alicia García-Herrero & Alessio Terzi explain why the current growth strategy will inevitably fail to address the roots of the economy’s problems. -
Raghuram G. Rajan and Rohit Lamba on Indian job creation, industrial policy, democracy, and more
Raghuram G. Rajan and Rohit Lamba on Indian job creation, industrial policy, democracy, and more
Raghuram G. Rajan & Rohit Lamba argue that India must place the highest priority on creating and owning intellectual property, advocate an alternative to interventionist industrial policies like subsidies, call for the decentralization of Indian governance at every level, and more. -
The Indian Election and the Country’s Economic Future
The Indian Election and the Country’s Economic Future
Raghuram G. Rajan worries that the country will squander its massive potential by trying to emulate China's growth strategy. -
The Rise of Mesoeconomics
The Rise of Mesoeconomics
William H. Janeway explains how a long-neglected field of economic study can be applied to today's most pressing policy challenges. -
Adekeye Adebajo on the Non-Aligned Movement, United Nations peacekeeping, African institution-building, and more
Adekeye Adebajo on the Non-Aligned Movement, United Nations peacekeeping, African institution-building, and more
Adekeye Adebajo argues that Israel’s war in Gaza is accelerating the trend toward global apartheid, highlights the strengths and weaknesses of United Nations peacekeeping missions, criticizes the militarization of US engagement with Africa, and more. -
How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?
How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?
Yuen Yuen Ang explains how corruption both drove the country's GDP growth and sowed the seeds for its current economic problems.
Age of Extremes
It is both the best and the worst of times for democracy – or at least for voting. Although a record-breaking four billion people across 76 countries will have cast ballots in elections this year, democratic institutions are increasingly under strain, and leading watchdogs warn of a broad-based global trend toward “autocratization.”
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How Europe Can Get the Green Deal Done
How Europe Can Get the Green Deal Done
Simone Tagliapietra proposes EU-level measures that would help offset the negative distributional effects of climate policy. -
How G7 Leaders Can Unlock Financing for Africa
How G7 Leaders Can Unlock Financing for Africa
William Ruto urges wealthy countries to help bring the global financial system into line with the developing world's needs. -
Only Public-Private Cooperation Can Accelerate Decarbonization
Only Public-Private Cooperation Can Accelerate Decarbonization
Francesco La Camera & Bruce Douglas explain how to translate political commitments into actual wind turbines and solar panels.