Could a BRICS Currency Work? by Jim O’Neill published by Project Syndicate (2/2026). Economists have long dismissed the idea that a BRICS common currency could challenge the US dollar’s role in the global economy, and for good reason. But…
What Bill Gates Overlooks About Climate Change by Peter Singer published by Project Syndicate (11/2025). Bill Gates recently argued that we should de-emphasize the existential threat posed by climate change in order to “put human welfare at the center…
Toward Humanist Superintelligence by Mustafa Suleyman published by Project Syndicate (11/2025). For AI to deliver its promised benefits, it must be designed in the humanist tradition, with people remaining unequivocally in control, and with human dignity always coming first. Systems…
Will AI Kill the Firm? by Sami Mahroum published by Project Syndicate (10/2025). For centuries, the firm has organized economic life, translating human labor into value through hierarchy and routine. But as agentic AI begins to perform the managerial…
How to Counter Trump’s Tariffs Productively? by Shang-Jin Wei published by Project Syndicate (2/2024). While many countries are considering retaliatory tariffs on US-made goods, such measures are unlikely to deter US President Donald Trump. To weather his trade war,…
AI: Hope or Hype? published by Project Syndicate (6/2024) At the latest Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced that it is not only launching its own suite of artificial-intelligence models, but also integrating OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its devices and software….
The Debt Ceiling Is a Red Herring by James K. Galbraith published by Project Syndicate (1/2023). “With congressional Republicans planning to use the debt ceiling to extract spending cuts and other concessions from the Democrats, everyone seems to agree…
Most-Read on Economics & World Affairs 2016 published by Project Syndicate (12/2016). Political rage went global in 2016, fueling a populist backlash across the democratic world and appalling terrorist violence in the Middle East, Europe, and beyond. Here is…
Daron Acemoglu Says More… published by Project Syndicate (5/2022) “This week in Say More, PS talks with Daron Acemoglu, Professor of Economics at MIT and co-author, with James A. Robinson, of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty and The…
Economics Must Build Back Better, Too published by Project Syndicate (4/2021). “Thoughtful economists have long been concerned by their profession’s hubristic tendencies, collective attachment to questionable models, and lack of openness to new and different voices. Will the combined…