Welcome to Project Syndicate Podcasts – a hub for conversation on the world’s most pressing issues. On Opinion Has It, host Elmira Bayrasli sits down with leading economists, policymakers, Nobel laureates, academics, and more. Listen and subscribe to all episodes from your favorite podcast app. Find Opinion Has It on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, or via RSS Feed.
Opinion Has ItDec 18, 2019Noah Feldman & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss the congressional effort to remove the US president, and what it means for American democracy.
Opinion Has ItNov 5, 2019John Lewis Gaddis & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss the legacy of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and whether, as many declared 30 years ago, democracy really has won.
Opinion Has ItOct 22, 2019Matthew Goodwin & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss how populist nationalism is upending mainstream parties on both sides of the Atlantic.
Opinion Has ItOct 8, 2019Shamina Singh & Elmira Bayrasli
consider why women still lag behind men in opening bank accounts, and how to improve financial inclusion worldwide.
Opinion Has ItSep 24, 2019Michael Green & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss the results of this year’s Social Progress Index, a report tracking progress toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Opinion Has ItSep 10, 2019Stephanie Kelton & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss the potential benefits and dangers of financing public spending with unlimited debt.
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After three years of the Trump administration, the economic costs of "America First" are continuing to mount, with global trade and GDP growth slowing and investment in decline. Ironically, the biggest loser has been America.
As the number of deaths from terrorism in Western Europe declines, public alarm about terrorist attacks grows. But citizens should stay calm and not give governments the tools they increasingly demand to win the “battle” against terrorism, crime, or any other technically avoidable misfortune that life throws up.
