Tag: Project-Syndicate

(Australia) Saving Journalism from Big Tech (Project-Syndicate)

TAYLOR OWEN By mandating that digital platforms pay news publishers for the content that appears on their sites, Australia has helped to advance the global...

(IMF) Building a Better SDR (Project-Syndicate)

JOSÉ ANTONIO OCAMPO As the International Monetary Fund prepares for its next large-scale issue of special drawing rights, its reserve asset, the time is ripe...

(Russia) Potemkin Putin (Project-Syndicate)

ANDERS ÅSLUND Although Russian President Vladimir Putin has proven adept at weathering storms of popular unrest, there are good reasons to think that this year's...

(Democracy) Sarkozy’s Conviction Is a Win for the Rule of Law (Project-Syndicate)

JOSEF JOFFE From France to America, democratic countries are affirming the fundamental principle of government by law, not by men (and women). That is the...

(USA) The US Military and the Capitol Mob (Project-Syndicate)

CHARLES C. KRULAK The disproportionate share of insurrectionists at the US Capitol with a military background are not representative of the armed forces as a...

(Global Economy) The Threats to Recovery (Project-Syndicate)

WILLIAM R. RHODES, STUART P.M. MACKINTOSH Many of the monetary and fiscal measures in advanced economies over the past 12 months were necessary and unavoidable. But...

(USA) The Goldilocks Stimulus Myth (Project-Syndicate)

YANIS VAROUFAKIS Both supporters and critics of US President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan assume that there is a dollar amount that is just...

(Global Economy/Climate Change) Central Banks’ Green Goals Are Raising Red Flags (Project-Syndicate)

HOWARD DAVIES There is growing concern that central banks’ balance sheets, which have ballooned after a decade of asset-purchase programs, are skewed toward holdings that...

(Global Economy) When Special Drawing Rights Aren’t So Special (Project-Syndicate)

HANNAH WANJIE RYDER, GYUDE MOORE Since the International Monetary Fund already has the ability to inject liquidity into the global economy through its reserve asset, special...

(International Corporate Taxation) An Open Letter to Joe Biden on International Corporate Taxation (Project-Syndicate)

JOSÉ ANTONIO OCAMPO, JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ, JAYATI GHOSH For too long, international institutions have failed to address one of the most toxic aspects of globalization: tax avoidance...

(USA) Pulling Up the Inflation Anchor (Project-Syndicate)

ROBERT J. BARRO Rather than worrying about the prospects of higher long-term expected inflation, the US Federal Reserve is exuding confidence that it can maintain...

(Work) Winners and Losers in the Digital Transformation of Work (Project-Syndicate)

MICHAEL SPENCE Advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning have again raised fears of large-scale job losses. And while labor-market adaptation is likely to stave...

(USA) America’s Excessive Government Spending Must Stop (Project-Syndicate)

GEORGE P. SHULTZ, JOHN F. COGAN, JOHN B. TAYLOR Before his death on February 6, George P. Shultz, a former US Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary...

(USA) The Limits to America’s Pent-Up Demand (Project-Syndicate)

STEPHEN S. ROACH Notwithstanding the predictable release of pent-up demand for consumer durables, face-to-face services show clear evidence of lasting scarring. Consequently, with the snapback...

(USA) Texas Froze by Design (Project-Syndicate)

JAMES K. GALBRAITH In 2002, under Governor Rick Perry, Texas deregulated its electricity system and established a free market, managed by a non-profit entity, with...

(Europe/Russia) The Russia Strategy Europe Needs (Project-Syndicate)

MARK LEONARD The European Union should be in no hurry either to engage with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime or to force a diplomatic crisis....