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Robert D. Atkinson

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Robert D. Atkinson is the founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.

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China’s Dangerous Digital Agenda
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China’s Dangerous Digital Agenda

Feb 23, 2015 Robert D. Atkinson & Paul Hofheinz claim that the country's online giants pose a bigger threat to Europe than America's.

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Keep the Internet Tax-Free
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Keep the Internet Tax-Free

Dec 8, 2014 Robert D. Atkinson & Ben Miller uses a recently proposed Hungarian law to show why taxing digital technology is bad for growth.

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The Necessity of Climate Economics PS OnPoint
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The Necessity of Climate Economics

Vinod Thomas urges economists to make the negative externality of global warming central to their growth models.

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A Window of Opportunity for African Fossil Fuels
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A Window of Opportunity for African Fossil Fuels

Jesse Salah Ovadia sees ways for countries to make the most of their oil resources during the clean-energy transition.

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India’s Modi Slowdown
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India’s Modi Slowdown

Shashi Tharoor blames slowing growth on inept policymaking by a government that has no strategy to fix what it broke.

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Will Trump Be Removed from Office?
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Will Trump Be Removed from Office?

Elizabeth Drew

Assuming the US House of Representatives votes to impeach President Donald Trump, the fact remains that there are far fewer votes in the Senate than will be needed to convict him and remove him from office. But the willingness of Congress – including the Senate – to continue tolerating his dangerous conduct is now truly in question.

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Sustained by Sustainable Coffee PS OnPoint
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Sustained by Sustainable Coffee

Mauricio Cárdenas shows how scientific and financial innovations can help smallholders earn more and protect the environment.

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Unsustainable Australia Sustainability Now
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Unsustainable Australia

Kevin Rudd

Before the current conservative government came to power in 2013, Australia was well-positioned to make the necessary transition to a low-carbon economy. But now, the country is heading in reverse, and has already fallen behind most developed countries, and even China, on reducing emissions and building resilience against climate change.

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There Is No Security Without Sustainability PS OnPoint
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There Is No Security Without Sustainability

John R. Allen regards efforts to address climate change and the defense of the United States as two sides of the same coin.

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Child Marriage Is Stunting Development
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Child Marriage Is Stunting Development

Moha Ennaji urges governments to criminalize a practice that is undermining health, education, and economic progress.

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