JOURNALISM
Niall Ferguson on why the end of America’s empire won’t be peaceful
As it leaves Afghanistan in chaos, America’s decline mirrors Britain’s a century ago. It may also invite wider conflict, warns a historian
50 Years After Going Off Gold, the Dollar Must Go for Crypto
After Richard Nixon scrapped Bretton Woods, the U.S. currency’s exorbitant privilege only grew — because the U.S. embraced innovation, not regulation.
The World’s Cascade of Disasters Is Not a Coincidence
A pandemic, fires, floods, popular unrest — it’s an intertwined pattern seen throughout history and even in the Bible.
China’s Attacks on Tech Are a Losing Strategy in Cold War II
Forcing DiDi and Alibaba to toe the Communist Party line may help Xi build a police state but will stall the nation’s dynamic industry.
Get Ready to Live With Covid’s Hassles Forever
Just as with airline security after 9/11, many "temporary" pandemic regulations are with us to stay.
Speech on the beginning of the academic year | Mathias Corvinus Collegium, Budapest
The American mind risks not merely being coddled; it risks becoming captive. I urge you all not to allow the Hungarian mind to suffer the same fate.
Populism Isn’t Deadly
For liberal journalists and editors who already had an aversion to populist leaders, the temptation to pin the blame on them for last year’s high excess mortality has been irresistible.
Politics in the Time of Corona
Latin American leaders on the right and left have not fared well against Covid. In other ways, too, the U.S. is increasingly resembling its neighbors to the south.
How a Brainiac and a Villain Became Covid Heroes
Audrey Tang empowered Taiwan’s citizens. Dominic Cummings lost out to British bureaucracy.