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The Conservative Central Banker Returns

The European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve’s new monetary-policy strategies now look like a case of adapting the general staff manual to fight the last war. The recent sharp increase in…

Boris Johnson and the Virtue of Accountability

A central advantage of genuinely democratic societies is that their leaders cannot get away indefinitely with bad, corrupt, or self-serving behavior. At long last, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson now…

Lifting the Lid on Global Inequality

The reality captured by the World Inequality Report 2022 reflects human choices, which means that it can be changed by making other choices. That is why the report is not just a valuable compendium…

Independent Journalism Is at Risk. Here’s How to Save It.

It will take more than speeches — or indeed Nobel prizes — to save independent journalism.

Can We Trust What’s Happening to Money?

It’s not just about the demise of coins and dollar bills. It’s also about society’s faith in the very idea of money.

Why Do We Ignore How the Other Half Lives?

Confined to our own bubbles, we are less informed about people who lead entirely different cultural, social and political lives.

We’re Edging Closer to Civil War

I see too many uneasy parallels between what was happening nearly 200 years ago and what is happening now over abortion.

Let’s End the Covid Blame Games

Finger pointing is pointless, divisive and dumb. Let’s stop imputing bad faith or recklessness or greed to our partisan opponents. They have loved ones who are just as much at risk of infection as…

France’s Old Bigotry Finds a New Face

It doesn’t take much to see the roots of Eric Zemmour's ideology. The irony is that this time, its proponent is Jewish.

China’s rise and America’s decline spell conflict

Monday’s summit between Xi and Biden addressed everything from trade to security and human rights, but resolved nothing.