Istanbul Shows How Democracy Is Won
Jun 25, 2019 & draw lessons from the opposition's victory over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarian party.
Daron Acemoglu
Daron Acemoglu, Professor of Economics at MIT, is co-author (with James A. Robinson) of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (forthcoming from Penguin Press in September 2019).
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Why Universal Basic Income Is a Bad Idea Why Universal Basic Income Is a Bad Idea
Jun 7, 2019 argues that such schemes are not just unrealistic and ineffective, but are also suspect on democratic grounds.
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How Do Populists Win? How Do Populists Win?
May 31, 2019 & identify the three structural factors that have been crucial to right-wing nationalists' success.
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Where Do Good Jobs Come From? Where Do Good Jobs Come From?
Apr 26, 2019 thinks governments' top priority should be to address the lack of growth in high-wage, meaningful employment.
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The Revolution Need Not Be Automated The Revolution Need Not Be Automated
Mar 29, 2019 & warn that AI is unnecessarily being directed toward replacing human labor rather than making it more productive.
