PS - The World's Opinion Page
Winter Sale: For a limited time, you can save 25% on a new PS subscription. Click here to save.
-
America’s Widening Productivity Gap
America’s Widening Productivity Gap
Michael Spence & Belinda Azenui urge policymakers to pursue interventions aimed at reducing supply constraints in the non-tradable sector. -
What’s Wrong with ChatGPT?
What’s Wrong with ChatGPT?
Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson worry that the technology will be deployed to replace, rather than empower, humans. -
Stealing Russia
Stealing Russia
Anders Åslund shows how the war is redistributing massive wealth and resources to President Vladimir Putin and his cronies. -
German Deindustrialization Is Still Looming
German Deindustrialization Is Still Looming
Dalia Marin looks beyond surprisingly strong recent indicators and sees a cliff edge ahead for the country’s exporters. -
Could These Two Trends Save Britain?
Could These Two Trends Save Britain?
Jim O'Neill sees a pair of economic developments that could deliver a welcome surprise – if policymakers pay attention. -
Europe at Debt’s Door
Europe at Debt’s Door
Hans-Werner Sinn warns that the European Commission's borrowing plans endanger the EU's stability and the single currency. -
The Fed’s Climate Complacency
The Fed’s Climate Complacency
Mark Cliffe warns that the US central bank’s approach to climate risk falls woefully short of what is needed. -
Tipping the Scales in Myanmar’s Civil War
Tipping the Scales in Myanmar’s Civil War
Thitinan Pongsudhirak argues that, like Ukraine’s defenders, the country’s armed opposition deserves international support. -
Germany’s Reckoning
Germany’s Reckoning
Helmut K. Anheier traces the contours of the country's debate, triggered by the Ukraine war, about its strategic future. -
WINTER SALE: Save 25% on a new PS subscription
WINTER SALE: Save 25% on a new PS subscription
For a limited time, you can gain greater access to Project Syndicate – including every commentary and our entire On Point suite of subscriber-exclusive content – starting at less than $6 per month.
Latest
-
Could These Two Trends Save Britain?
Could These Two Trends Save Britain?
Feb 7, 2023 Jim O'Neill sees a pair of economic developments that could deliver a welcome surprise – if policymakers pay attention.
-
The Fed’s Climate Complacency
The Fed’s Climate Complacency
Feb 7, 2023 Mark Cliffe warns that the US central bank’s approach to climate risk falls woefully short of what is needed.
-
Europe at Debt’s Door
Europe at Debt’s Door
Feb 7, 2023 Hans-Werner Sinn warns that the European Commission's borrowing plans endanger the EU's stability and the single currency.
-
Stealing Russia
Stealing Russia
Feb 7, 2023 Anders Åslund shows how the war is redistributing massive wealth and resources to President Vladimir Putin and his cronies.
-
Sergei Guriev on Putin, populism, Chinese repression, and more
Sergei Guriev on Putin, populism, Chinese repression, and more
Feb 7, 2023 Sergei Guriev assesses the strength of the Russian president’s grip on power, predicts that Xi Jinping’s embrace of personalist rule will lead to policy missteps, urges the West to pursue a strategy of “adversarial engagement” toward modern dictators, and more.
OnPoint Subscriber Exclusive
OnPoint is our suite of subscriber-exclusive content. Get long-read commentaries, thematic deep dives, interviews with world leaders, and much more. Learn more.
-
Sergei Guriev on Putin, populism, Chinese repression, and more
Sergei Guriev on Putin, populism, Chinese repression, and more
Sergei Guriev assesses the strength of the Russian president’s grip on power, predicts that Xi Jinping’s embrace of personalist rule will lead to policy missteps, urges the West to pursue a strategy of “adversarial engagement” toward modern dictators, and more. -
Germany’s Reckoning
Germany’s Reckoning
Helmut K. Anheier traces the contours of the country's debate, triggered by the Ukraine war, about its strategic future. -
The Flight of the Inflation Hawks
The Flight of the Inflation Hawks
Featured in this Big Picture
Raghuram G. Rajan, Joseph E. Stiglitz, James K. Galbraith, Lucrezia ReichlinThough the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike of 2023 is smaller than those that preceded it, policymakers have signaled that more increases are on the way, despite slowing price growth. But there is good reason to doubt the utility – and fear the consequences – of continued rate hikes, on both sides of the Atlantic.
-
The New European Frontier
The New European Frontier
Giulio Boccaletti thinks a changing climate will force the European Union finally to embrace its political nature. -
PS Commentators Respond: Could the “Chinese Century” Belong to India?
PS Commentators Respond: Could the “Chinese Century” Belong to India?
Featured in this Big Question
Pranab Bardhan, Brahma Chellaney, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Yi FuxianFrom demographics to trade to GDP growth, China is currently struggling precisely where India seems to be thriving. At a time when the global economy’s center of gravity is shifting to Asia, we asked PS commentators whether India’s rising star will soon outshine China’s.
-
Shashi Tharoor on India-Russia relations, the Quad, Ambedkar, and more
Shashi Tharoor on India-Russia relations, the Quad, Ambedkar, and more
Shashi Tharoor assesses prevailing Indian perceptions of the Ukraine War, criticizes India’s continued wariness of security pacts, touts affirmative-action programs that guarantee outcomes, not just access to opportunities, and more.

Where else…
can you read new insights from renowned economists, world leaders, and distinguished thinkers every day?
Year Ahead 2023
The year 2022 was one of grim and grisly returns: the return of major war – and nuclear brinkmanship – to Europe; the return of high inflation and the threat of stagflation globally; and the return of famine, dire poverty, and other problems against which the developing world had been making steady progress. With all these developments poised to continue, the question now is whether solutions will be found to counter the forces of discord and disintegration.
- Nina L. Khrushcheva War and Populism
- Joseph E. Stiglitz The Road to Fascism
- Beata Javorcik The Fog of Waronomics
- Yuriko Koike The Ukraine War and Asian Security

Sustainability Now
Sustainability Now brings together leading voices in all of the domains involved in combating climate change, each addressing specific facets of the challenge.
-
The Fed’s Climate Complacency
The Fed’s Climate Complacency
Mark Cliffe warns that the US central bank’s approach to climate risk falls woefully short of what is needed. -
How to Transform African Agriculture
How to Transform African Agriculture
Safia Boly & Omid Kassiri identify four principles that could help governments across the continent boost food security. -
An Annual Check-Up for the Climate Movement
An Annual Check-Up for the Climate Movement
May Boeve assesses patient Earth after a year of energy crises, natural disasters, and landmark global summits.