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Steven Nadler

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Steven Nadler is Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Donald Trump’s Unexamined Life
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Donald Trump’s Unexamined Life

Apr 12, 2017 Steven Nadler applies a lesson from Plato to a US president who is utterly lacking in self-awareness.

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Wilders vs. Spinoza
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Wilders vs. Spinoza

Mar 16, 2017 Steven Nadler wonders if the Dutch populists, despite losing the electoral battle, are winning the ideological war.

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Asia’s Student-Debt Time Bomb
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Asia’s Student-Debt Time Bomb

M Niaz Asadullah & Theresa Chan urge policymakers to ease the growing financial burden on university graduates – before it's too late.

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What Carrie Lam Should Do Next
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What Carrie Lam Should Do Next

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Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam is lonely and beleaguered following huge protests against a deeply unpopular extradition law. To ease tensions in the city, Lam should announce that the proposed law is dead, and launch an open and independent inquiry into police activity during the protests.

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Bad News for the World’s Poorest
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Bad News for the World’s Poorest

Ceyla Pazarbasioglu fears that slower economic growth will make the global fight against poverty even harder.

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Ending Trade in the Tools of Torture
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Ending Trade in the Tools of Torture

Cecilia Malmström calls for rules barring international commerce in instruments whose sole purpose is to inflict pain on humans.

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The End of “Chimerica”
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The End of “Chimerica”

Mark Leonard worries about what a decoupling between China and the United States will mean for Europe.

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A Grassroots Antidote to Populism
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A Grassroots Antidote to Populism

Ismaël Emelien & David Amiel urge the West's collapsing mainstream political parties to demonstrate “progressivism in action.”

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Getting to Net-Zero Emissions
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Getting to Net-Zero Emissions

Johan Rockström says that, to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon world, governments must change the rules of the game.

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How to Renew the Social Contract
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How to Renew the Social Contract

Kemal Derviş & Caroline Conroy urge democratic governments to adapt their policies to the digital age and help provide global public goods.

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