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Yair Mintzker

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Yair Mintzker is a professor of history at Princeton University and the author of The Many Deaths of Jew Süss.

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Donald Trump’s Ancien Régime

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Jun 1, 2017 Yair Mintzker argues that Louis XIV is a better historical analogue for the US president than Hitler or Mussolini.

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Give Italy’s Government a Chance

Nov 16, 2018 Bill Emmott thinks the EU would gain little and risk much by rejecting the populist ruling coalition's 2019 budget.

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Europe’s New Political Battle Lines

Nov 16, 2018 Zaki Laïdi thinks the European Parliament election in May 2019 will unite left and right against populist forces.

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The Dred Scott of Climate Change?

Nov 16, 2018 Robert Dugger argues that the US federal courts should recognize the constitutional rights of future generations.

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The Bank of Japan’s Stealth Tapering

Nov 16, 2018 Takatoshi Ito says that policymakers have good reason not to be explicit about normalizing monetary conditions.

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Vaccinating Against Superbugs

Nov 15, 2018 Seth Berkley & Jeremy Farrar argue that in the fight against drug-resistant infections, the world has a potent if underused weapon.

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Trump’s Protectionist Quagmire

Nov 15, 2018 Anne O. Krueger assesses the costs of US tariffs so far, and warns that they could have a contagious effect.

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Disaster Capitalism Comes to Puerto Rico

Nov 15, 2018 Martin Guzman & Joseph E. Stiglitz argue that a new fiscal plan and a deal with bondholders will leave the island even worse off.

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Rethinking Animal Agriculture

Nov 15, 2018 Paul Gilding argues that slowing the pace of climate change will require changing our relationship with meat.

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