Ian Buruma opposes judging an artist's work according to the private behavior, however reprehensible, of its creator.
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Is the Stock Market Loaded for Bear?
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Dambisa Moyo thinks the recent fall in equity prices is a harbinger of a broader economic reckoning to come.
When Will Tech Disrupt Higher Education?
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Kenneth Rogoff asks why colleges and universities have been so slow to adopt new teaching models and methods.
Donald Trump Is Playing to Lose
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Brad DeLong marvels at the US president's bizarre and self-defeating approach to politics and policymaking.
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The Year Ahead 2018
Donald Trump and the Decline of US Soft Power
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Joseph Nye cites recent opinion polls showing a sharp decline in America's attractiveness around the world.
A People's Democracy in America
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Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca welcome the widening use of the initiative and referendum processes in US states and cities.
Will China Weaponize Social Media?
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Kent Harrington examines the authorities' multi-prong long-term strategy to sway global public opinion China's way.
Volkswagen's Monkeys
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Peter Singer welcomes the overwhelming repudiation of the carmaker's experiments on the effects of diesel exhaust.
Pay-or-Play Capitalism
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Jim O'Neill thinks corporations should be compelled to help finance public policies that benefit their bottom line.
From PyeongChang to Peace?
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Yoon Young-kwan thinks North Korea's participation in the Winter Olympics can be a path to restart denuclearization talks.
Moralism and the Arts
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Ian Buruma opposes judging an artist's work according to the private behavior, however reprehensible, of its creator.
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Short Cut
Poland's Holocaust Denial
Jan Gross says Poland's ruling Law and Justice party is attempting to rewrite the history of the Holocaust.
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From the Archive
The Coming Bear Market?
Robert Shiller presents evidence that US stock markets may not maintain their high valuations for much longer.
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