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Monday 28/January/2019 14:39 PM

Morality and money management

The death on January 16 of Jack Bogle, the founder of the investment company Vanguard Group, was met with a slew of flattering obituaries. Of course,...

Sunday 27/January/2019 14:48 PM

Solidarity for Adamowicz, Poland, and Europe

As the birthplace of Solidarity, the movement that helped bring communism to an end in Europe, Gdańsk has long served as a symbol of freedom and openness....

Sunday 27/January/2019 14:45 PM

Trump, Macron, and the poverty of liberalism

No Western liberal would disagree that Donald Trump’s election was a disaster for American society, while that of Emmanuel Macron was a triumph for French...

Sunday 27/January/2019 14:41 PM

What next for China’s development model?

China’s strategy for economic growth has been a work in progress since Deng Xiaoping launched the country’s “reform and opening up” in 1978. While...

Sunday 27/January/2019 14:39 PM

Macron’s great gamble

In reaction to the ongoing “Yellow Vest” revolt in France, President Emmanuel Macron has decided to hold a “grand” nationwide debate. Over the...

Saturday 26/January/2019 14:50 PM

The think-tank dilemma

The Brookings Institution in Washington, DC – perhaps the world’s top think tank – is under scrutiny for receiving six-figure donations from Chinese...

Saturday 26/January/2019 14:47 PM

The world economy goes Hollywood

If there is one useful conclusion that economists and investors can draw from the crazy year that has just ended – indeed, from the whole crazy decade...

Saturday 26/January/2019 14:45 PM

Afghanistan’s forgotten half

When Zalmay Khalilzad was appointed as the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation in September 2018, an end to America’s longest war...