SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2017
This week at Project Syndicate, Peter Singer points to pre-war Europe as an example of why violence is not the answer to the far right, Lucy Marcus thinks the US president is bad for business leaders, Antonio Foglia argues that to avoid another global financial crisis, policymakers must admit mistakes made in the run-up to the last one, and more. Join the conversation.
Lucy Marcus criticizes business leaders for taking so long to quit the US president’s economic councils.
The Post-Crisis Elephant in the Room
Antonio Foglia warns that bankers and regulators still have not learned the right lessons from the 2007 crash.
The Achilles Heel of Putin’s Regime
Anders Åslund believes that Russia’s lack of credible property rights has given the West powerful leverage.
Trumpism and the Philosophy of History
Mark Weiner warns that while Stephen Bannon has left the White House, his malign ideological influence remains.
Kaushik Basu highlights why those who wield specialized knowledge are so often objects of popular mistrust.
Who Wants to Deregulate Finance?
Howard Davies suggests that fears of a rollback of post-crisis rules by the Trump administration are overblown.
Elizabeth Drew calls the former White House chief strategist and Donald Trump a “mismatch made in hell.”
Joschka Fischer insists that while the threat has evolved since the Cold War, it is still best met with restraint.
Can Trump Turn His Presidency Around?
Michael Boskin explains how America’s deeply unpopular leader could leave behind a positive legacy.
From the Archive
Trump’s Climate-Change Sociopathy
Jeffrey Sachs sees in the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement a will to inflict harm on others.