Category Archives: Politics

The East Mediterranean Crisis Could Ignite a Greek-Turkish Proxy War

Greek-Turkish relations are more rocky than usual. A look at some of the drivers.

Live Blog: Presidential Primary Debate #2 in Nashville, TN

Closing arguments…

Waste Watch: Right to Repair as Remedy for School Computer Shortage?

A right to repair can reduce the digital divide and mitigate global warming, by reducing energy costs of waste disposal and production.

What Developing Countries Can Teach Rich Countries About How to Respond to a Pandemic

Developing countries on various continents have had greater success in managing the pandemic. Why are rich countries not following their examples?

The Fed’s New Policy Framework: A Major Improvement But More Can Be Done

The Fed’s new policy strategy of average inflation targeting is an unambiguously a positive step, but may not – under all circumstances – subscribe to a sufficiently aggressive make-up strategy when the zero lower bound is binding.

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects GOP Call Not to Extend Deadline for Mail-In Ballots

A deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling ruling to extend the deadline for counting mail-in ballots.

Waste Watch: New York Begins Enforcing Plastic Bag Ban

New York begins to enforce its ban on single-use plastic bags, delayed since March by the pandemic and various lawsuits.

Can Hunter Biden Be Both Right and Wrong, Both Innocent and Guilty? Yes He Can.

A nuanced primer on the Hunter Biden story : “institutional corruption at its core.” With a heavy helping of Taibbi reporting.

Paul Romer Comes Out Against Contact Tracing in the United States (which Biden Supports)

Can exhortation from the PMC make contact tracing a success?

Pandemic Causes Food Security to Wobble, While Much of Rural India Still Continues to be Underfed

The pandemic has caused global food security to wobble. Meanwhile, a recent paper shows most rural indians continue to be underfed.

“Fiscal Cliffication” Continues as the Election Looms

The politics of a new fiscal package have now evolved. And not in a good way.

WHO is Right: Lockdowns Should Be Short and Sharp. Here Are 4 Other Essential COVID-19 Strategies

As cases of COVID-19 spike yet again in the US and Europe, what public health measures have successfully stemmed the pandemic’s spread?

AOC and Other Top Progressives Urge Biden—If Elected—to Deny K Street, Wall Street Execs Top Cabinet Posts

Progressives pen letter to Biden asking him not to staff his administration with the usual corporate suspects; fat chance!

How To Break the Covid Doom Loop

Are repetitive short lockdowns a viable way to tame Covid-19?

Brexit: Standoff

Will Johnson pull the Brexit plug today, or decide to fight another day?