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[Noah Feldman] Last check on presidential power

Nov 4, 2020

After four years of President Donald Trump’s assault on the US constitution, it comes down to this. The courts have done what they could to limit the damage; the House of Representatives impeached hi...
[Jean Pisani-Ferry] Globalization needs rebuilding, not just repair

Nov 3, 2020

A second term for US President Donald Trump would complete the demolition of the post-war international economic system. Trump’s aggressive unilateralism, chaotic trade initiatives, loathing of multi...
[Stephen L. Carter] The odds of a disputed election

Nov 3, 2020

As Election Day nears, the possibility of a disputed presidential election is worrying a lot of people. You’ve heard the scenarios: An embittered Donald Trump loses but refuses to leave the Oval Offi...
[Noah Smith] Japan needs political will to meet its carbon pledge

Nov 2, 2020

Japan’s bold pledge to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 is very doable, but will require a degree of political will and coordinated, farsighted policymaking that the nation hasn’t enjoyed for...
[Lionel Laurent] Good news on COVID-19 from Asia

Nov 2, 2020

It’s easy to feel that there’s no light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. Europe’s intensive care wards are filling up again, pushing France and Germany into a fresh round of stay-at-home restrictio...
[Digital Simplicity] Changing technology for handling personal database

Oct 31, 2020

Embattled Evernote cripples free plan as concept of data synchronization gets outdated
[Lee Kyong-hee] Overlooked front-line heroes amid the pandemic

Oct 29, 2020

Deaths of overworked delivery service workers -- 13 this year alone -- have exposed the reality of South Korea’s gig economy in this Year of the Pandemic. The delivery services that we enjoy, whethe...
[Jon Healey] No, Mr. President, China is still not paying tariffs

Oct 29, 2020

President Donald Trump seems perpetually confused about who pays the tariffs of 10 percent to 25 percent that he’s imposed on imported goods. Either that, or he just won’t admit the truth: Trump’s ta...
[David Fickling] Zero hour is coming for emissions, believe it

Oct 28, 2020

It’s only natural to be skeptical when a political leader stands up and makes a promise about a target that’s far off, hard to achieve, and lacks a clear pathway. So one reaction to a report that Ja...
[Kim Seong-kon] Hurting people over political ideologies

Oct 28, 2020

So many of us these days cling to a particular political ideology to which we religiously subscribe. Then, almost as a matter of course, we build a faction of like-minded people and flock together, w...
[Andy Mukherjee] To retire rich, don’t leave too much to your kids

Oct 27, 2020

Like self-improvement books, the purpose of pension adequacy surveys is to make us feel lousy about ourselves. Lousy and scared: We haven’t saved enough because we’re myopic and lack self-control. ...
[Kevin Pham] What we’ve learned about COVID-19

Oct 27, 2020

As the pandemic wears on, month after month, it’s easy to assume nothing much has changed. But it has. We’re making more progress than many people may realize. Take Regeneron. President Donald Trump...
[Ana Palacio] A hope for Post-Trump world order

Oct 26, 2020

With the US presidential election nearing its apotheosis, predictions about what will come after are dominating discussions well beyond the United States. When it comes to international relations, fo...
[Trudy Rubin] Biden would rescue foreign policy from ego and tweets

Oct 26, 2020

There has been little focus on foreign policy in the election campaign, and the debates didn’t much help. Maybe that’s because Donald Trump’s most intense foreign policy concern has been with Hunter...
[Robert J. Fouser] It’s Biden’s election to lose

Oct 23, 2020

With a little more than a week to go in the US presidential election campaign, Joe Biden maintains a steady lead over President Donald Trump. For all the shocks and instability of 2020, Biden’s lead ...