JOURNALISM
The Next Global Disaster Is on Its Way, and We Aren’t Ready
A major lesson of Covid-19 is that there is no distinction between natural and man-made catastrophes.
To Save the U.K. Give Scottish Nationalists the Canada Treatment
Take it from a Scot abroad: We don't need another referendum.
Don’t Let China Mint the Money of the Future
U.S. policy makers need to wake up to the potential of digital currency and electronic payments and the peril of allowing China to dominate them.
A Taiwan Crisis May Mark the End of the American Empire
America is a diplomatic fox, while Beijing is a hedgehog fixated on the big idea of reunification.
The Fed Doesn’t Fear Inflation. Its Critics Have Longer Memories
Milton Friedman saw the great uptick of the 1970s coming, and Larry Summers has similar warnings today. Jerome Powell would do well to listen.
Britain Is Entering a Parallel Universe
Brexit, natural disaster, wokeness and a loss of enlightenment values – Philip Pullman’s novels are an intimation of the post-pandemic world.
GameStop, Robinhood and the Return of the Wind Trade
The history of economic bubbles casts doubt on the idea that the Reddit rebellion was a victory of the little guy over “the suits.”
History’s Lesson for Biden: Stuff Happens
Presidents sworn in during crises are popular at first. But unforeseen events can soon change that.
A 12-Step Guide to Staying Sane During the Plague Year
How Bruckner, Scott, “Doctor Who” — and tea — helped this columnist survive the pandemic.