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    Trump’s Enablers on the Supreme Court

    Richard K. Sherwin

    Former US President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution for "official acts" while he was in the White House is breathtaking in scope, as it could include ordering assassinations and coups. While the Supreme Court may not uphold Trump's expansive claim, its ruling will almost certainly give Trump what he wants.

     thinks the majority's support for broad immunity for former presidents rests on a dangerous premise.
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    Banned By Germany

    Yanis Varoufakis

    Germany recently prohibited a Palestinian Congress from taking place in Berlin, arrested its Jewish supporters, and barred one of its organizers, Greece’s former finance minister, from entering the country. But the turn to repression is powerful evidence that the country’s pro-Israel political consensus is breaking down.

     sees in his case an effort to enforce with repression a pro-Israel political consensus that is breaking down.
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    Finishing the Job of Global Tax Cooperation

    José Antonio Ocampo offers a blueprint for ongoing negotiations toward a new convention to tax multinationals and the wealthy.
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    The Macron Moment

    Mark Leonard thinks the French president has the capability to provide the strategic leadership that Europe needs.
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    America’s Frustrating Search for a Soft Economic Landing

    Michael R. Strain warns that beating inflation in the United States will likely require an increase in the unemployment rate.
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    Alison LaCroix on the US Supreme Court, immigration policy, federalism, and more

    Alison L. LaCroix explains why “originalist” methods of constitutional interpretation are deeply ahistorical, describes the zero-sum relationship between state and federal power in modern America, identifies possible historical analogues for the upcoming US presidential election, and more.
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    China Should Emulate Taiwan’s Tech Policies

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng urge the Chinese government to follow the island's lead by embracing the financialization of innovation.
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    Is Climate Action China’s Trump Card?

    Li Shuo & Lauri Myllyvirta explain why the country’s emissions-reduction plan for 2035 could accelerate the fight against global warming.
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    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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    Banned By Germany

    Apr 30, 2024 Yanis Varoufakis sees in his case an effort to enforce with repression a pro-Israel political consensus that is breaking down.

  2. China Should Emulate Taiwan’s Tech Policies
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    China Should Emulate Taiwan’s Tech Policies

    Apr 30, 2024 Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng urge the Chinese government to follow the island's lead by embracing the financialization of innovation.

  3. The Macron Moment
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    The Macron Moment

    Apr 30, 2024 Mark Leonard thinks the French president has the capability to provide the strategic leadership that Europe needs.

  4. Is Climate Action China’s Trump Card?
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    Is Climate Action China’s Trump Card?

    Apr 30, 2024 Li Shuo & Lauri Myllyvirta explain why the country’s emissions-reduction plan for 2035 could accelerate the fight against global warming.

  5. Alison LaCroix on the US Supreme Court, immigration policy, federalism, and more
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    Alison LaCroix on the US Supreme Court, immigration policy, federalism, and more

    Apr 30, 2024 Alison L. LaCroix explains why “originalist” methods of constitutional interpretation are deeply ahistorical, describes the zero-sum relationship between state and federal power in modern America, identifies possible historical analogues for the upcoming US presidential election, and more.

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    Alison LaCroix on the US Supreme Court, immigration policy, federalism, and more

    Alison L. LaCroix explains why “originalist” methods of constitutional interpretation are deeply ahistorical, describes the zero-sum relationship between state and federal power in modern America, identifies possible historical analogues for the upcoming US presidential election, and more.
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    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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    China’s Rebalancing Imperative

    Stephen S. Roach explains why the Chinese authorities should switch to a consumption- and productivity-led growth model.
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    Minxin Pei on China’s economy, surveillance state, repression of dissent, and more

    Minxin Pei doubts China’s government is willing to do what is needed to restore growth, describes the low-tech approaches taken by the country’s vast security apparatus, considers the Chinese social-credit system’s repressive potential, and more.
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    Governments Must Shape AI’s Future

    Mariana Mazzucato & Fausto Gernone urge policymakers to see themselves as proactive participants in technological innovation and market-making.
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    Is Techno-Monopoly Inevitable?

    William H. Janeway assesses a new theory of “technological market power” and its effects on the modern economy.

“It is better to ask forgiveness than permission” has been the mantra of the digital revolution so far, and one should not expect that to change with artificial intelligence. For those already in a position to dominate this potentially groundbreaking sector, the opportunities are too enticing to miss.

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    Is Climate Action China’s Trump Card?

    Li Shuo & Lauri Myllyvirta explain why the country’s emissions-reduction plan for 2035 could accelerate the fight against global warming.
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    AI Holds the Key to Resilient Cities

    Justina Nixon-Saintil surveys the technology's foreseeable applications in promoting urban sustainable development.
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    What a Climate-Aligned IMF Would Look Like

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  2. José Antonio Ocampo Finishing the Job of Global Tax Cooperation
  3. Kenneth Rogoff The End of Magical Debt Thinking
  4. Jeffrey Frankel The Election-Devaluation Cycle

  1. Yanis Varoufakis Banned By Germany
  2. Mark Leonard The Macron Moment
  3. Chris Patten The West Must Not Let Putin Win
  4. Richard K. Sherwin Trump’s Enablers on the Supreme Court

  1. Ifeanyi M. Nsofor Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer
  2. Sania Nishtar Fifty Years of Immunization Success Call for 50 More
  3. Rachel Glennerster The Pandemic Financing Developing Countries Need
  4. Jayati Ghosh The Key to Transforming African Health

  1. Li Shuo, et al. Is Climate Action China’s Trump Card?
  2. Justina Nixon-Saintil AI Holds the Key to Resilient Cities
  3. Mohamed Nasheed, et al. What a Climate-Aligned IMF Would Look Like
  4. Robert Redford, et al. The Ozone Layer’s Recovery Shows How to Protect the Planet

  1. Andrew Sheng, et al. China Should Emulate Taiwan’s Tech Policies
  2. Mariana Mazzucato, et al. Central Banks in a Cashless World
  3. Peter G. Kirchschläger AI Needs UN Oversight
  4. Daron Acemoglu, et al. History Already Tells Us the Future of AI

  1. Carsten Brosda Must Democratizing the Media Be Bad for Democracy?
  2. Eleanor Carter, et al. How to Rebuild Trust in Public Institutions
  3. Slavoj Žižek Canceling Palestine
  4. Robert Skidelsky The Language of Political Control

Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W…

  1. Anne O. Krueger The Geopolitics of Africa’s Debt Crisis
  2. Jayati Ghosh The Key to Transforming African Health
  3. Ishac Diwan, et al. Developing Countries’ Liquidity Crisis Is Not Over

Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility from illiberal and autocratic regimes, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey,…

  1. Carsten Brosda Must Democratizing the Media Be Bad for Democracy?
  2. Anya Schiffrin, et al. Quality Journalism Is More Important than Ever
  3. Natalie Dunleavy Campbell, et al. The US Is Jeopardizing the Open Internet

As the COVID-19 crisis escalates, PS commentators assess its implications for the economy, propose policy responses, and consider what might – and sho…

  1. Rachel Glennerster The Pandemic Financing Developing Countries Need
  2. Mariana Mazzucato How to Save the Pandemic Treaty
  3. Helen Clark, et al. Delivering the Pandemic Accord the World Needs