Despite Trump’s assertions, Biden’s tax plans are far removed from “radical socialism.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Titan on Values and the 2020 Election Risks
A personal perspective from an American Jew at a truly momentous time in U.S. history.
Belarus and Ukraine: Historic Parallels, Russia’s Imperial Designs
Belarus is on a path of national rebirth that is increasingly incompatible with Putin’s pan-Slavic expansionism.
Boris Breaks the Divorce Treaty: What Can the EU Do?
The ways in which the EU can put pressure on a UK that is going rogue are very limited — and potentially vast at the same time.
US Presidential Election: 2020 Is Not 2016
Joe Biden will be vilified more and more by the Trump campaign as the election approaches. But this vilification is likely to be confined to inside the right-wing echo chamber.
A Lesson from China’s Cultural Revolution
What can other countries learn from the devastating effects of China’s “Cultural Revolution”?
US Prisons: Outrageously Unjust
The time is overdue to reform the US prison system. It reflects very poorly on the country‘s moral values.
Scottish Independence? A Hard Brexit?
Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit moves give the Scottish independence movement a fresh impulse.
Can Macron Save Lebanon From Its Political Class?
Lebanon needs a new state, not new visits from the President of France.
In Memoriam David Graeber: How Debt Has Come to Shape Humanity
Over the last 5,000 years, what has made the concept of debt so strangely powerful?
























