#MeToo and Don Giovanni
Nov 1, 2019 questions the contemporary belief that we should judge all past behavior by present-day standards.
Robert Skidelsky
Robert Skidelsky, a member of the British House of Lords, is Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Warwick University. The author of a three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes, he began his political career in the Labour party, became the Conservative Party’s spokesman for Treasury affairs in the House of Lords, and was eventually forced out of the Conservative Party for his opposition to NATO’s intervention in Kosovo in 1999.
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#MeToo and Don Giovanni 
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The Economic Consequences of Automation The Economic Consequences of Automation
Sep 18, 2019 urges policymakers not to ignore the short-run disruptions caused by technological innovation.
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The Fall and Rise of Public Heroism The Fall and Rise of Public Heroism
Aug 21, 2019 says the revival of an old-fashioned virtue could spell trouble for undemocratic regimes around the world.
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The Case for a Guaranteed Job The Case for a Guaranteed Job
Aug 16, 2019 welcomes current proposals to make governments, not markets, responsible for ensuring full employment.
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The Fall of the Economists’ Empire The Fall of the Economists’ Empire
Jul 22, 2019 argues that the supposed universalism of Western social science and values always depended on Western power.
