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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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March 15, 2013
Politics and Government
Hello, Xi Jinping: President of China
Good news comes in threes. Just ask Xi Jinping. Back in November he was named Secretary General of the Communist Party of China and Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission. Yesterday he picke…
December 16, 2013
Global
Ten Historical Anniversaries of Note in 2014
As 2013 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2014.
February 21, 2005
Budget, Debt, and Deficits
The confused conservatives on the Washington Post oped page …
The Washington Post put out an oped on the partial privatization of Social Security over the weekend, which Kevin Drum appropriately jumped on.One item in the oped jumped out at me:The second risk i…
December 6, 2017
United States
Tax Reform and the Trade Balance
Warning: long, wonky, and not for the fainthearted. I try to assess how the international reforms will impact where firms book profits and thus the measured trade and income balance, not just the …
June 27, 2013
United States
The World Next Week: Books to Read This Summer
The World Next Week podcast is up. This week, Bob McMahon and I took a break from our regular discussion of next week’s news to kick off the summer with some reading recommendations. Bob and I beg…
