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    The Age of Verbiage

    Arvind Subramanian blames today’s nonstop inundation of expert opinion for undermining the quality of public discourse.
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    Davos Man Has a People Problem

    Antara Haldar suspects that the socially “disembedded” economic logic of globalization has gone as far as it can go.
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    A Lesson from West Bengal

    Kaushik Basu shares what he learned about the state of Indian education on a trip to a remote rural area.
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    The Taliban Cannot Defeat Women

    Gordon Brown & Yasmine Sherif sense fissures in the regime following the latest crackdown on access to education.
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    The Three-Front War on Academic Freedom

    Tom Ginsburg fears that state intervention, donor pressure, and student demands are jeopardizing American higher education.
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    How Threatening Are Threats?

    Michele J. Gelfand & Virginia Choi explain how public communication channels can be mined for insights to improve decision-making.
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    In Defense of the Art-Targeting Climate Activists

    Peter Singer shows why eco-activists can properly claim that their non-violent civil disobedience is justified.
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    Russian Muppets or American Puppets?

    Nina L. Khrushcheva considers the successes and failures of Sesame Street’s 15-year run in a country the US still misunderstands.
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    Getting to Monetary Integration in Latin America

    Camila Villard Duran explains why the vision of a regional unit of account, advanced by Brazil and Argentina, is achievable.
  2. subramanian35_erhui1979Getty Images_speechbubbles erhui1979/Getty Images
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    The Age of Verbiage

    Arvind Subramanian blames today’s nonstop inundation of expert opinion for undermining the quality of public discourse.
  3. haldar17_ FABRICE COFFRINIAFP via Getty Images_davos FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images
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    Davos Man Has a People Problem

    Antara Haldar suspects that the socially “disembedded” economic logic of globalization has gone as far as it can go.
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    Eliminate the Debt Ceiling

    Willem H. Buiter thinks the US Constitution and common sense argue for a de facto abolition of the cap.
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    Japan’s Fiscal Dilemma

    Takatoshi Ito explains why the country’s deficit-financed spending spree endangers its national security.
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    Too Soon for Global Optimism

    Kenneth Rogoff

    It is hard to reconcile the jubilant mood of many business leaders with the uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine. While there are some positive signs of economic recovery, a sudden escalation could severely destabilize the global economy, cause a stock market crash, and accelerate deglobalization.

     warns that the Ukraine war and economic fragmentation are still jeopardizing world growth prospects.
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    Why Europe’s Franco-German Engine Is Stalling

    Jean Pisani-Ferry cautions that the two countries' differences are so substantial that a hasty compromise will not suffice.
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    Central Banks Should Slow Down

    Lucrezia Reichlin fears the consequences of excessive interest-rate hikes in the US, the UK, and especially the eurozone.
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    Three Cheers for Hybrid Work

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg thinks the advantages of more flexible labor arrangements outweigh the disadvantages.

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