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[Cass R. Sunstein] ‘Union’ crucial word in Mattis’ text

ViewpointsJun 8, 2020

What pushed former Defense Secretary James Mattis over the edge, to denounce President Donald Trump in the strongest possible terms? Only the former general knows for sure, but a clue is provided by...
[Noah Feldman] Antifa threat imperils free speech

ViewpointsJun 4, 2020

On Sunday, President Donald Trump tweeted that the executive branch will designate Antifa as a “terrorist organization,” apparently in an attempt to pin blame for the weekend’s violent protests on th...
[Adam Minter] Just one step for SpaceX

ViewpointsJun 3, 2020

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that’s orbiting the Earth with two US astronauts is the picture of New Space Age glamour. It’s a sleek, stylish commercially made capsule that’s destined to be featured...
[Anjani Trivedi] Can China’s spenders lift the world?

ViewpointsJun 1, 2020

The Chinese consumer has been one of the most important drivers of the world economy over the past decade, fueling hopes of prolonged growth and profits. So it’s worth looking at what’s happening to ...
[Eli Lake] Trump is right to quit Open Skies deal

ViewpointsMay 27, 2020

President Donald Trump is preparing to exit his second arms-control treaty with Russia since taking the oath of office, and the opposition is already in high dudgeon. “This is insane,” tweeted former...
[Andy Mukherjee] China’s crypto is all about tracing -- and power

ViewpointsMay 26, 2020

The coronavirus has disrupted the world in very large ways. While that battle has been waged, however, another event has almost been missed: the birth of a new kind of fiat currency, which could fore...
[David Fickling] China too rich to splurge on infrastructure

ViewpointsMay 25, 2020

How much more stimulus can the Chinese economy take? It’s a question of crucial importance after Beijing unveiled its 2020 economic policy plans Friday. China’s 4 trillion yuan ($562 billion) stimul...
[Noah Smith] Debt isn’t as scary as government bungling

ViewpointsMay 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic depression are going to require huge amounts of government spending. The US government is devoting resources to halting the outbreak. It’s sustaini...
[Lionel Laurent] The perfect coronavirus refuge

ViewpointsMay 19, 2020

The world’s tourism hot spots are gradually reopening after the great lockdown, but they don’t look very alluring. Going to the beach will require spacing out parasols and forgetting about the drinks...
[Lionel Laurent] COVID-19 vaccine fight getting ugly

ViewpointsMay 18, 2020

An effective COVID-19 vaccine, if it ever arrives, should be treated as a public good for the whole of society. Every continent has been struck by the virus, bar Antarctica. But the combination of n...
[Therese Raphael] Boris Johnson’s reopening strategy confuses Britain

ViewpointsMay 14, 2020

Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated address to the nation Sunday night left many feeling unsatisfied, and others infuriated. For a political team that has often used pithy slogans to devastating effect,...
[Andreas Kluth] EU entering constitutional crisis

ViewpointsMay 14, 2020

You might have been under the impression that the European Union has quite enough problems to manage. For one thing, there’s a pandemic going on, causing a recession and a debt crisis that might blow...
[Noah Smith] US states must maintain lockdowns

ViewpointsMay 12, 2020

Many states in the US are racing to reopen their economies before measures such as testing, contact tracing and full-time mask-wearing are in place. But one of biggest economic effects of a hasty end...
[Pankaj Mishra] The phony war on the coronavirus

ViewpointsMay 11, 2020

Governments around the world say they’re engaged in a war against the coronavirus. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked the legend of the Mahabharata, fought over 18 days, as he declared, with...
[Noah Smith] Reason to protect workers from COVID-19

ViewpointsMay 7, 2020

Harvard economist Melissa Dell recently won the 2020 John Bates Clark medal, which is given to outstanding economists younger than 40. Dell’s most famous research concerns the importance of instituti...