Commentary / World Oct 15, 2017
Are we at the demise of dollar diplomacy?
Pundits have been saying last rites for the dollar's global dominance since the 1960s. They may finally be right.
Commentary / World Apr 11, 2017
Crouching Donald, paper tiger
The summit at Mar-a-Lago showed that even a president as reckless as Trump knows that the U.S. cannot afford to antagonize the Chinese.
Commentary / World Jan 16, 2017
Why Trump is succeeding where Powell failed
The experience of British nativist firebrand Enoch Powell in the late 1960s and early 1970s can help shed light on Donald Trump's political success.
Commentary / World Dec 18, 2016
Welcome to the age of hyper-uncertainty
The year 2017 will mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of John Kenneth Galbraith's "The Age of Uncertainty." But if Galbraith were writing the same book in 2017, he probably would call the 1970s the Age of Assurance.
Commentary / World Nov 22, 2016
Globalization's last gasp
Does Donald Trump's election mean that globalization is dead, or are reports of the process' demise greatly exaggerated?
Commentary / World Sep 17, 2016
Brexit and the pound in your pocket
The early returns on Brexit are in and the data are not good, regardless of claims to the contrary by "leave" supporters.
Commentary / World Aug 15, 2016
Airing the IMF's dirty laundry
The IMF's role in Europe's post-2008 crisis shows why it needs an independent management team that can make decisions free of political interference.
Commentary / World Apr 14, 2016
Casualties of globalization sound 'Brexit' alarm
A vote for 'Brexit' is a vote against Britain's political mainstream.
Commentary / World Mar 19, 2016
Time to move beyond monetary policy
Ideological and political prejudices deeply rooted in history will have to be overcome to end the current stagnation.
Commentary / World Dec 16, 2015
High tech and today's productivity paradox
Recent trends in productivity growth make it hard to be optimistic about the future, but when radical innovations are first rolled out, their immediate effect isn't always known.