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Don’t Leave It to the Economists

Why do economists — and the policymakers who heed their advice — need to reconsider the conventional wisdoms of their profession?

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The Circumcision Debate: No Issue for German Leadership

If there’s going to be a debate over the practice of male circumcision, isn’t there a better place to start it than Germany?

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The British Seeds of American Decline

Is the decline of the United States as an economic superpower inevitable? Or can it avoid the mistakes of past superpowers?

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How ASEAN Should Assert Itself Globally

Should Westerners abandon the use of business jacket and tie for the sake of global warming?

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America’s Mommy Wars: A Transatlantic Perspective

Are German women justified in admiring the progress on gender equity that American women have made in the workplace?

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