Commentary / World Nov 7, 2020
The potential for a policy failure on vaccines is huge
Leaders must make decisions about who will get a coronavirus shot first and provide adequate explanations to those denied the vaccine.
Ferdinando Giugliano
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Commentary / World Oct 19, 2020
No, we shouldn’t report partying neighbors to the pandemic police
The pandemic has prompted European citizens to accept changes in social behavior that would have seemed impossible only a year ago. People have stopped shaking hands, started wearing masks and learned to talk at some distance. They have adhered to government rules keeping them ...
Commentary / World Sep 6, 2020
Iceland has very good news about coronavirus immunity
The emergence of a handful of people reinfected by SARS-Cov-2 — including individuals in Hong Kong, Italy and the U.S. — has sparked panic over the future course of the pandemic. It’s not difficult to see why. One of the great hopes in tackling the ...
Commentary / World Jun 25, 2020
'Smart lockdowns' are the future in Europe
EU countries are experimenting with new ways of dealing with COVID-19. Germany, Portugal and Italy have all enforced selective or "smart” lockdowns, shutting down smaller regions in response to new outbreaks as opposed to bringing their entire countries to a halt. This approach is the ...
Commentary / World May 26, 2020
The pandemic is exposing the limits of science
The financial crisis tarnished the field of economics; will COVID-19 do the same for medicine?
Commentary / World May 4, 2020
Lagarde can't solve the COVID-19 crisis
Managing the COVID-19 crisis goes way beyond the powers of central banks.
Commentary / World Apr 6, 2020
Spain’s tragedy was all too predictable
The prime minister dithered before imposing lockdown measures that could have saved thousands of lives.
Commentary / World Mar 10, 2020
Italy's lockdown tests the limits of democracy
Restrictions on 17 million people are the most draconian in the West, but they're far less strict than China's. The onus is on citizens to comply.
Commentary / World Jul 16, 2019
How the wealthiest 1% can be good for everybody
Before you bash the rich, try busting the trusts.
Commentary / World Apr 16, 2018
How central banks should and shouldn't tackle global warming
Monitoring the impact of climate change is sensible, but tipping the scales is dangerous.