Traditionally, the US has favored a largely unstructured internet in order to promote the free flow of ideas and information. But US enthusiasm
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America’s Flawed Search for Itself
Americans must constantly and critically question the breezy, arrogant belief that the United States is a most perfect union of freedom, democracy,
Beyond Divestment
Investors wield huge power to change corporate agendas. As pressure builds for all players in business to tackle the climate change threat,
Inside Money: An Interview with Zachary Karabell
Zachary Karabell is a leading public intellectual. His most recent book, Inside Money: Brown Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power
How to Fix the Gates Foundation
Divorce is difficult. It also puts pressure on foundations run by former partners. The remedy is improved governance.
How Not to Launch a Digital Currency
The story of Facebook’s failed effort to launch a global digital currency and payment system is reminiscent of the historic struggle
How to Vaccinate Every Country
The current approach to COVID-19 vaccination – using limited vaccine supplies to protect low-risk populations in a handful of countries
What We Learned From the Pandemic
As the pandemic recedes in the US, Jackson Hole Economics co-founders Alex Friedman and Larry Hatheway share personal thoughts on what they
Mission Creep
A range of countries are now asking their central banks to include risks from climate change in their list of responsibilities. Given how
The Silent Defunding of Democracy
A healthy democracy requires a commitment to educating our youth in wide-ranging ways, yet there is now a purge going on of academic departments
Making Small Cool: A Case For Progressive Green Taxes
If we are truly going to ‘build back better,’ a smart start would be to introduce progressive green taxes.
China’s Digital Currency and Monetary Warfare
China’s creation of its new digital currency may be the first shot in a new form of monetary warfare. The CCCP is taking steps to undermine
The Circular Economy
Ever wonder how humanity can create a circular economy in which production, distribution, consumption, and reuse of products and materials
Climate Safety Nets for All
The droughts, floods, and severe weather that come with climate change will leave the world’s poorest and most vulnerable even worse
China’s Go-It-Alone Five-Year Plan
Autarky and authoritarianism rarely accompany economic dynamism. China’s latest fie year plan, which emphasizes both, could be a road to
In Bitcoin We Trust?
Sound money requires utility and trust. That’s why digital currencies are more likely to succeed than Bitcoin.
The US Military and the Capitol Mob
The disproportionate share of insurrectionists at the US Capitol with a military background are not representative of the armed forces as
What Could Cause a US-China War?
Thucydides attributed the war that ripped apart the ancient Greek world to two causes: the rise of Athenian power, and the fear that this
A Realist Reset for US-Saudi Relations
President Joe Biden’s administration appears determined to separate America’s relationship with the Kingdom from the relationship
Bitcoin Pollution
Bitcoin is all the rage, but the computers employed by Bitcoin miners will soon consume more electricity annually than the whole of the Netherlands,
A CEO’s Pandemic Lessons
The pandemic forced me to change my business model completely. In doing so, it challenged my long-held view that free trade, globalism and
Actions Speak Louder than Words
US-China economic and trade relations need a re-boot. The rhetoric from both sides is encouraging, compared to the mishaps of the past four
Vaccine Altruism: It Works for All
Prioritizing national vaccination in rich countries while ignoring the rest may not work. The aim should be to vaccinate the global population
Biden’s Vaccine Challenge
In confronting the COVID-19 crisis, US President Joe Biden will avoid many of his predecessor’s mistakes, not least by heeding the advice