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Havel Lives

23 commentaries

December 18 marks the first anniversary of the death of Václav Havel – playwright, dissident, president, giant of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This selection of commentaries, written exclusively for Project Syndicate, presents Havel in his own words.

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  1. Havel Lives
    sa1564.jpg Steve Ansul

    Havel Lives

    Feb 3, 2012 Richard von Weizsäcker, et al.

  2. The Power of Living in Truth
    sachs185newsart Dean Rohrer

    The Power of Living in Truth

    Dec 20, 2011 Jeffrey D. Sachs

  3. Politics And Theatre
    havel45newsart Paul Lachine

    Politics And Theatre

    Dec 18, 2011 Václav Havel

  4. The Intellectual and Politics
    havel46newsart Paul Lachine

    The Intellectual and Politics

    Dec 18, 2011 Václav Havel

  5. Václav Havel’s Life in Truth
    pehe11newsart Barrie Maguire

    Václav Havel’s Life in Truth

    Dec 17, 2011 Jiří Pehe

  6. The Ghost of Appeasement
    jo3599c.jpg John Overmyer

    The Ghost of Appeasement

    Jun 12, 2009 Václav Havel

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    Industrial Policy Is Back

    From semiconductors to electric vehicles, governments are identifying the strategic industries of the future and intervening to support them – abandoning decades of neoliberal orthodoxy in the process. Are industrial policies the key to tackling twenty-first-century economic challenges or a recipe for market distortions and lower efficiency?

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    Is AI a Master or Slave?

    Joschka Fischer wonders whether humanity can even hope to maintain control in an era of “mega-crisis.”
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    Laying Chicago Economics to Rest

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    From breakthroughs in behavioral economics to mounting evidence in the real world, there is good reason to think that the economic orthodoxy of the past 50 years now has one foot in the grave. The question is whether the mainstream economics profession has gotten the memo.

     looks back on 50 years of neoclassical economic orthodoxy and the damage it has wrought.
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    America’s Broken Civic Bargain

    J. Bradford DeLong worries that Republicans have abandoned one of the core principles that sustains a democracy over time.
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    Affirmative Action Under Siege

    Ashwini Deshpande shows how the supreme courts in India and the US have undermined efforts to address serious discrimination.
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    Is the Fed’s Negative Capital a Problem?

    Willem H. Buiter thinks not, but recommends a reform designed to ensure that it does not become one in the future.
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    Internet Scammers and Political Tricksters

    Chris Patten highlights the link between rampant online fraud and the invulnerability of contemporary demagogues.
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    American Tactics vs. Chinese Strategy

    Stephen S. Roach

    For decades, US policymakers have preferred piecemeal tactical actions, while the Chinese government has consistently taken a more strategic approach. This mismatch is the reason why Huawei, to the shock of sanctions-focused American officials, was able to make a processor breakthrough in its flagship smartphone.

     warns that short-termism will never be enough to offset the long-term benefits of strategic thinking.
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    Will a Visa Scandal Sink Poland’s Populists?

    Sławomir Sierakowski wonders whether the ruling party’s base will hear or care about the most recent example of its hypocrisy.

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