
Division or Dialogue with China?
HONG KONG – Americans don’t agree on much of anything nowadays. Yet they are largely united in their belief that China represents an existential challenge to their country and the international order it has long led. This combination of internal division and external demonization has made the Sino-American rivalry increasingly inescapable – and potentially catastrophic.
Europe Must Stand Up to Hungary and Poland
George Soros says the two countries' veto of the EU budget directly threatens the rule of law – and thus the bloc's future. 65 Add to BookmarksEconomics in a Post-Pandemic World
Paola Subacchi reviews four recent books assessing the state of the discipline and its prospects for reform and renewal. 3 Add to BookmarksAmerica’s Captured Courts
Sheldon WhitehouseDecades ago, a group of powerful US corporate interests recognized that the unpopular policies they sought faced steady headwinds in the elected branches of government. But courts, stocked with amenable judges and presented with the right cases, could reliably deliver political wins without answering to voters.
shines a light on the dark money behind the US judiciary's rightward turn under Republican presidents. 3 Add to BookmarksAmerica’s internal divisions have been fueled in recent years by social media, which, by populating users’ feeds with tailored content, creates “echo chambers” that reinforce, rather than challenge, their beliefs and values. When alternative ideas do make it into the echo chamber, they are often distorted or smeared. And when someone within the........
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