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Alternatives to Trump’s Russia Appeasement
There will be no peace as long as Ukraine must face Russia on its own.
The Amazon’s Future Will Be Decided in 2025
The Amazon is rapidly approaching a tipping point, beyond which forest dieback could cause permanent degradation.
The Time for Interest-Bearing Central Bank Digital Currency is Now
By adopting CBDC and eliminating cash as we know it, central banks can arm themselves with a powerful tool to boost demand.
World Order in a Time of Monsters
We are in the midst of a fundamental reordering of the global system, the outcome of which remains unclear.
Give the UK Growth Agenda a Chance
Given the United Kingdom’s poor investment performance over the past 30 years, any government would need time and luck to turn things around.
Three Reasons Why AI’s Momentum Could Stall in 2025
The high cost of AI investments may undermine its adoption.
The End of Progress?
Can reason, logic and science withstand a barrage of lies?
The Cost of Fear: Safeguarding Immigrant Students in Our Schools
With the Trump Administration signaling fundamental shifts in immigration policy, schools across the United States face an urgent crisis —
Economists’ Way Out of the Wilderness
If economists are to solve the problems that people care about, they must stop treating production as an afterthought and accept – as all
Maganomics: When Rhetoric Becomes Reality
President-Elect Trump promises tax cuts and deregulation that will boost trend US GDP growth. But it is very possible that demand outstrips
The Truth About Migration
Time and again, migration has driven human advancement. With the right policies, it will continue to do so.
A No-Brainer for Global Growth and US Jobs
With global growth slowing and many developing countries facing debt crises, the world needs another infusion of the International Monetary
Global Economic Perspectives 2025
The world economy in 2025 superficially resembles that of 2024. But, beneath a tranquil economic surface, important changes are taking place.
The Economic Consequences of Trump 2.0
The US president-elect’s signature policies will do almost nothing positive for less educated Americans or significantly improve the
Economic Development in a Protectionist World
As apprehension grows in China, Europe, and Japan about a possible trade war triggered by the incoming Trump administration, one should also
Hope, Dreams and Good Works in 2025
As we welcome 2025 amid a daunting array of challenges, it is important to pause and marvel at the many positive trends that mark our world
Touching the Face of our Star
On December 26th, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe touched the Sun, flying faster than any human object before and reminding us that mankind can
Gender Apartheid Is a Crime Against Humanity
As the Taliban escalates its oppression of women and girls, the international community must hold Afghanistan’s leaders accountable.
The US Economy’s Trust Deficit
Declining trust in America’s institutions is not merely a contemporary phenomenon. It has real economic costs.
What If Trump Subdues the Fed?
More and more commentators are thinking the unthinkable: Donald Trump might end the Fed’s independence. The result would be calamitous.
Could He Do It?
The financial markets are near all-time highs, yet the ingredients for an epochal financial crisis appear to be building.
Populism Never Lasts
Understanding the return of populism is crucial for making sense of today’s politics.
Impostors at War
Impersonation is as old as war itself.