W Arana
@w-anne.bsky.social
Project Syndicate Editor
Lisbon-based
I like books
Lisbon-based
I like books
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Despite firms and markets’ willingness to gamble on short-term gains over the long-term costs associated with Donald Trump's agenda, we should not be under any illusions. Those long-term costs are coming, Erin Lockwood warns. bit.ly/42iVMcE
Why Are Markets Ignoring the Obvious About America?
Erin Lockwood offers six possible explanations for capital owners’ muted reaction to Donald Trump’s destructive agenda.
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September 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Despite firms and markets’ willingness to gamble on short-term gains over the long-term costs associated with Donald Trump's agenda, we should not be under any illusions. Those long-term costs are coming, Erin Lockwood warns. bit.ly/42iVMcE
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While the dollar has depreciated over the past six months, its real value remains precariously high, by almost every measure, observes Kenneth Rogoff in a new PS Say More.
That means it will most likely continue to depreciate over the next couple of years. Read more at the link. bit.ly/4nuJtTP
That means it will most likely continue to depreciate over the next couple of years. Read more at the link. bit.ly/4nuJtTP
July 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
While the dollar has depreciated over the past six months, its real value remains precariously high, by almost every measure, observes Kenneth Rogoff in a new PS Say More.
That means it will most likely continue to depreciate over the next couple of years. Read more at the link. bit.ly/4nuJtTP
That means it will most likely continue to depreciate over the next couple of years. Read more at the link. bit.ly/4nuJtTP
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If Donald Trump’s administration remains committed to using blunt tariffs to eliminate imports from China, it will also decimate Chinese bond purchases, points out Jim O’Neill in the new PS Say More.
Read it for free at the link. (bit.ly/4ihQBPB)
Read it for free at the link. (bit.ly/4ihQBPB)
April 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If Donald Trump’s administration remains committed to using blunt tariffs to eliminate imports from China, it will also decimate Chinese bond purchases, points out Jim O’Neill in the new PS Say More.
Read it for free at the link. (bit.ly/4ihQBPB)
Read it for free at the link. (bit.ly/4ihQBPB)
"Make no mistake: the US is now a fascist dictatorship ruled on behalf of its oligarchs in the tech and fossil-fuel industries." – fascism expert Jason Stanley
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Jason Stanley on fascism in America, for the new PS Say More - Project Syndicate
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April 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Make no mistake: the US is now a fascist dictatorship ruled on behalf of its oligarchs in the tech and fossil-fuel industries." – fascism expert Jason Stanley
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One challenge for trade policy, is that the benefits to consumers (like lower prices) feel vague & abstract—it's hard to see what we'd lose without free trade. Job threats feel immediate, driving support for protectionism. More recent on views on trade👇
1/19: Seems timely to share a paper which explores how people perceive & understand trade and trade policies. Which factors shape the support for different trade policies? Thread below with the key takeaways #EconTwitter 🧵, and full paper here: socialeconomicslab.org/understandin...
April 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
One challenge for trade policy, is that the benefits to consumers (like lower prices) feel vague & abstract—it's hard to see what we'd lose without free trade. Job threats feel immediate, driving support for protectionism. More recent on views on trade👇
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Incredible. Gift version of article: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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March 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Incredible. Gift version of article: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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In a new PS Say More, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social considers how to prevent AI monopolies, warns that cutting funding for basic research is tantamount to destroying the US economy’s foundations, and more. Read the interview at the link.
An interview with Diane Coyle - Project Syndicate
Diane Coyle suggests ways to account for “free” digital services in economic frameworks, considers how to prevent the emergence of AI monopolies, warns that cutting funding for basic research is tanta...
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March 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In a new PS Say More, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social considers how to prevent AI monopolies, warns that cutting funding for basic research is tantamount to destroying the US economy’s foundations, and more. Read the interview at the link.
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Honorable and commendable of Zelensky to hold his ground against Trump. What a contrast with Macron and Starmer.
And now, please.
Time for Tariffs. On. Oligarchs
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And now, please.
Time for Tariffs. On. Oligarchs
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America’s Oligarchs Are Trump’s Achilles’ Heel | by Gabriel Zucman - Project Syndicate
Gabriel Zucman proposes that countries targeted by US tariffs retaliate with taxes on Elon Musk and his peers.
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February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Honorable and commendable of Zelensky to hold his ground against Trump. What a contrast with Macron and Starmer.
And now, please.
Time for Tariffs. On. Oligarchs
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And now, please.
Time for Tariffs. On. Oligarchs
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...
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“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” Donald Trump recently posted. But, as @petersinger.bsky.social, @delong.social, and others show in a new PS Big Picture, Trump is far more likely to destroy America than save it. Read it at the link. (bit.ly/4hNczKO)
February 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” Donald Trump recently posted. But, as @petersinger.bsky.social, @delong.social, and others show in a new PS Big Picture, Trump is far more likely to destroy America than save it. Read it at the link. (bit.ly/4hNczKO)
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"Tyrants always fear art because tyrants want to mystify while art tends to clarify. The good artist is a vehicle of truth."
Iris Murdoch on storytelling as a force of resistance and a vehicle of truth
Iris Murdoch on storytelling as a force of resistance and a vehicle of truth
Salvation by Words: Iris Murdoch on Language as a Vehicle of Truth and Art as a Force of Resistance to Tyranny
“Tyrants always fear art because tyrants want to mystify while art tends to clarify. The good artist is a vehicle of truth.”
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February 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"Tyrants always fear art because tyrants want to mystify while art tends to clarify. The good artist is a vehicle of truth."
Iris Murdoch on storytelling as a force of resistance and a vehicle of truth
Iris Murdoch on storytelling as a force of resistance and a vehicle of truth
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My latest on @project syndicate: Company State à la US ca. 2024
Markets may be about bargaining among free and equal parties, but firms are about central control. To put business in charge of the government is tantamount to embracing autocracy, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social's Katharina Pistor writes. bit.ly/4aC5M3R
The New Washington Consensus | by Katharina Pistor - Project Syndicate
Katharina Pistor sees no daylight remaining between US private business and the federal government.
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January 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
My latest on @project syndicate: Company State à la US ca. 2024