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Alberto Mingardi, Associate Professor of the History of Political Thought at IULM University in Milan, is Director-General of the Istituto Bruno Leoni, a think tank in Milan.

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  1. Pareto and the Roots of Politics
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    Pareto and the Roots of Politics

    Aug 15, 2023 Alberto Mingardi marks the centenary of the polymath’s death by recounting his insights into political behavior.

  2. Italy's Consumer-Blind Trustbusting
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    Italy's Consumer-Blind Trustbusting

    Dec 16, 2021 Alberto Mingardi sees no consideration for the traditional antitrust benchmark in a recent ruling against Amazon.

  3. Industrial Planning Did Not Deliver the COVID Vaccines
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    Industrial Planning Did Not Deliver the COVID Vaccines

    May 12, 2021 Deirdre Nansen McCloskey & Alberto Mingardi argue that private-sector trial and error, not the state, is the driving force behind innovation.

  4. Predatory Competition Policy

    Predatory Competition Policy

    Nov 1, 2007 Alberto Mingardi & Wayne Crews

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    Investing in the WHO Will Yield Outsize Returns

    Gordon Brown urges the organization’s 194 member states to provide the financing it needs to fulfill its mandate.
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    Nobel Laureates Help Solve the Inequality Puzzle

    While even the world’s poorest economies have become richer in recent decades, they have continued to lag far behind their higher-income counterparts – and the gap is not getting any smaller. According to this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economists, institutions are a key reason why. From Ukraine’s reconstruction to the regulation of artificial intelligence, the implications are as consequential as they are far-reaching.

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    The Big Picture

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    Unlocking AI-Powered Learning

    Justina Nixon-Saintil foresees the technology enhancing student learning and creating new pathways to rewarding careers.
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    Financing Food Security Will Yield High Returns

    Gelsomina Vigliotti & Maurizio Martina explain why massive investment in more sustainable agrifood systems is a moral and strategic imperative.
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    Kamala Harris’s Economic Priorities

    Nouriel Roubini considers what Kamala Harris’s economic agenda would entail, and how it compares to Donald Trump’s.
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    Can Claudia Sheinbaum Escape AMLO’s Shadow?

    Guillermo Ortiz asks whether Mexico’s new president will govern as a pragmatist or embrace her predecessor’s populism.
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    America’s Broken Constitution

    Nicholas Reed Langen sees the country’s politicized Supreme Court as the biggest obstacle to addressing many other problems.
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    The Cuban Contingent Protecting Maduro

    Jorge G. Castañeda explains why the sham Venezuelan presidential election has not triggered a repeat of the 1958 military coup.

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