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A Philosopher for Our Times
Enrique Krauze
shows that, given rising illiberalism, the seventeenth-century thinker Baruch Spinoza is as relevant as ever.
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The Euro and Its Imperial Ancestors
The Euro and Its Imperial Ancestors
Victoria Gierok draws lessons from earlier experiments with common currencies across disparate polities and economies. -
The Way Forward for Ukraine’s Economy
The Way Forward for Ukraine’s Economy
Joseph E. Stiglitz & Andrew Kosenko offer a roadmap for guiding the country's recovery and reconstruction during and after the war. -
The Decline and Fall of the Petrodollar?
The Decline and Fall of the Petrodollar?
Carla Norrlöf considers whether Saudi Arabia would ever move away from invoicing its oil trade in US dollars. -
The Profit Trap
Free to readThe Profit Trap
Jean-Baptiste Wautier considers why capitalism is creating problems instead of solving them, and how to save the system from itself. -
The Evolution of Empire
The Evolution of Empire
John Andrews traces the enduring role of imperial power from the eighteenth century to the present. -
Anatomy of a Massacre
Anatomy of a Massacre
Shlomo Ben-Ami considers what the 1860 massacre of Christians in Damascus can and cannot teach us about preventing genocide. -
China’s Economy Cannot Export Its Problems Away
China’s Economy Cannot Export Its Problems Away
Alicia García-Herrero & Alessio Terzi explain why the current growth strategy will inevitably fail to address the roots of the economy’s problems. -
The Indian Election and the Country’s Economic Future
The Indian Election and the Country’s Economic Future
Raghuram G. Rajan worries that the country will squander its massive potential by trying to emulate China's growth strategy. -
The Rise of Mesoeconomics
The Rise of Mesoeconomics
William H. Janeway explains how a long-neglected field of economic study can be applied to today's most pressing policy challenges. -
How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?
How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?
Yuen Yuen Ang explains how corruption both drove the country's GDP growth and sowed the seeds for its current economic problems. -
India’s Despotic Election
India’s Despotic Election
Debasish Roy Chowdhury explains how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has eroded democratic safeguards and stacked the deck in his favor. -
The Perils of Retirement in America
The Perils of Retirement in America
Teresa Ghilarducci proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.
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