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The Insanity of Austerity 
The Insanity of Austerity
Long Reads Oct 11, 2019 & are alarmed by economic policymakers’ continued obsession with fiscal retrenchment at a time of slowing growth.
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The Making and Breaking of Constitutions The Making and Breaking of Constitutions
Global Bookmark Oct 4, 2019 examines the dynamics of constitutional change in times of political crisis.
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Progressive Phonies Progressive Phonies
Long Reads Sep 27, 2019 argues that rampant virtue signaling has made the left increasingly vulnerable to moral hypocrisy.
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Can Capitalist Democracy Survive? Can Capitalist Democracy Survive?
Long Reads Sep 20, 2019 considers whether the marriage of market economics and representative government will survive its latest crisis.
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The Meritocracy Muddle The Meritocracy Muddle
Global Bookmark Sep 13, 2019 asks if revulsion at meritocracy is what is giving populism its momentum.
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The Rule of Lawyers The Rule of Lawyers
Global Bookmark Sep 6, 2019 reviews two recent books on the role of law in shaping the modern political economy.
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Mind Over STEM Mind Over STEM
Long Reads Aug 30, 2019 argues that the technological determinism of the digital age makes the humanities more necessary than ever.
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The Unsustainability of Inequality The Unsustainability of Inequality
Long Reads Aug 23, 2019 argues that a sustainable and civilized future depends on getting a grip on global finance.
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The Case for a Guaranteed Job The Case for a Guaranteed Job
Long Reads Aug 16, 2019 welcomes current proposals to make governments, not markets, responsible for ensuring full employment.
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The Myth of Welfare Dependency The Myth of Welfare Dependency
Long Reads Aug 9, 2019 demonstrates empirically that sustained income support to the poor improves socioeconomic outcomes.
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