Published inProject SyndicateThe Economists Who Stole ChristmasHow might opposing schools of economic thought — from neoclassical and Keynesian to Libertarian and Marxist, view Christmas presents…Dec 29, 2017Dec 29, 2017
Published inProject SyndicateWhy Has Latin America Turned Away from the Left?In Argentina and Brazil, one cannot understand recent political changes without reference to the corrupt antics of populist and…Dec 29, 2017Dec 29, 2017
Published inProject SyndicateRacing the MachineEconomists have always believed that previous waves of job destruction led to an equilibrium between supply and demand in the labor market…Dec 22, 20171Dec 22, 20171
Published inProject SyndicateHas Interpol Become a Tool of Oppression?Journalists are increasingly being targeted by Interpol arrest notices, as authoritarian regimes abuse a system meant to curb cross-border…Dec 22, 2017Dec 22, 2017
Published inProject SyndicateUniversal Education’s Moment of TruthArticle 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that every child should have access to free primary education. Yet, 69 years…Dec 21, 20171Dec 21, 20171
Published inProject SyndicateThe EU Must Recognize the Palestinian StateAt this point, the best way to encourage Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiating table is to work to level the playing…Dec 20, 2017Dec 20, 2017
Published inProject SyndicateA Climate Cure Worse than the DiseaseThe climate policies lauded in Paris at the One Planet Summit this month are essentially high-cost, low-effect gestures. While the EU will…Dec 20, 201713Dec 20, 201713
Published inProject SyndicateThe Meaty Side of Climate Change“Carbon majors,” like big oil and gas companies, have long been the focus of efforts to curb climate change and stem rising temperatures…Dec 19, 20176Dec 19, 20176
Published inProject SyndicateSeeing Through Big Tobacco’s SmokescreenLegal setbacks in the US have forced the tobacco industry to concede that its products are harmful, and that for decades cigarette…Dec 19, 2017Dec 19, 2017
Published inProject SyndicateMaking the Most of the Brexit DealA chaotic Brexit, in which key questions about the relationship between the UK and the EU are left unanswered, may be avoided, but severe…Dec 18, 2017Dec 18, 2017