Project Syndicate

Dec 12, 2017

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The Myth of a Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

How we use energy is a hot topic for a warming world, and fears of…

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Project Syndicate

Dec 20, 2017

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A Climate Cure Worse than the Disease

The climate policies lauded in Paris at the One Planet Summit this month are essentially high-cost, low-effect gestures. While the EU will devote 20% of its budget…

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Project Syndicate

Dec 19, 2017

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The 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. And yet, while energy giants like…

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Project Syndicate

Dec 14, 2017

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Two Myths About Automation

While many people believe that technological progress and job destruction are accelerating dramatically, there is no evidence of either trend. In reality, total factor…

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Project Syndicate

Dec 29, 2017

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Why 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 semi-populist operatives…

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Project Syndicate

Dec 4, 2017

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China, the Digital Giant

From retraining those displaced by automation to preventing the rise of tech monopolies, the shift into the digital age is rife with challenges. But the readiness of China’s…

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Project Syndicate

Dec 7, 2017

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Rage Against the Machine?

Almost every aspect of our economies will be transformed by automation in the coming years. But history and economic theory suggest that fears about technological unemployment…

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Project Syndicate

Dec 14, 2017

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The Holy Grail of Genetic Engineering

CRISPR-Cas — a gene-editing technique that is far more precise and efficient than any that has come before it — is poised to change the world. But ensuring that those…

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Project Syndicate

Dec 29, 2017

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The Economists Who Stole Christmas

How might opposing schools of economic thought — from neoclassical and Keynesian to Libertarian and Marxist, view Christmas presents? Levity aside, the answer reveals…

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Project Syndicate

Dec 13, 2017

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India’s Culture War Comes to Bollywood

The Bollywood film Padmavati has inspired heated debate, hysterical threats of violence, and a ban in four states governed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party — all…

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