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05/04/2023

Opinion: The U.S. Government Keeps Breaking the Economic Golden Rule: Do No Harm

In the wake of the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise it short-term interest rates target for the tenth straight meeting in order to combat what it sees as untenably high-inflation, it’s time to assess what has happened economically in the United States over the past year

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Zachary Karabell

TIME

03/10/2023

Opinion: Bootstrapping Has Always Been A Myth. The New American Dream Proves It

The classic leather boot has had many names over the years—lace-up, cowboy, congress, pale rider. To get your work boots on your feet 200 or so years ago, you would stand up and grab two small leather flaps on the sides, known as bootstraps, and pull the boot up.

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Alissa Quart

TIME

10/24/2022

There’s a Global War for Young Talent. The Winners Will Shape the Future

The United Nations recently announced that on November 15th, the world population will reach 8 billion people. At some point in the 2030s, it ought to cross 9 billion. But will it ever reach 10 billion? I have my doubts.

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Parag Khanna

TIME

10/17/2022

Opinion: There Is a Painless Way to Fix Inflation

At its September meeting, the Federal Reserve again sharply increased its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percent.

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Zachary Karabell

TIME

03/24/2022

Why You Probably Don’t Need to Worry About 1970s-Style Stagflation

The Seventies were famous for many things: wide-lapels, disco music, Watergate, the middle-class abandonment of cities for suburbs, and of course, stagflation,

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Zachary Karabell

TIME

01/31/2022

How One Dance Studio Became a Bulwark Against Loneliness in New York City’s Chinatown

Every Sunday at 2 p.m, the narrow building in Manhattan’s Chinatown echoes to beating footsteps and 1950s Chinese oldies. In the large, mirrored dance studio on the second floor, Irene Ng knows how to get a party started.

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Xintian Wang

TIME

01/21/2022

Opinion: The Brain Drain That Is Killing America’s Economy

Each spring I get antsy WhatsApp messages from friends across the U.S., as well as London, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

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Parag Khanna

TIME

12/21/2021

If the Economy Is Doing So Well, Why Does It Feel Like a Disaster?

Want a quick summary of the daily news? Inflation. Labor shortages. Supply-chain issues. Omicron. Partisanship. Gridlock. Biden stalled. Trump ranting.

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Zachary Karabell

TIME

11/23/2021

Why We Should Stop Freaking Out About Inflation

For the first time in decades, we are in the midst of a bona-fide inflation scare. Recent numbers came in at 6.2%, the highest since 1990.

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Zachary Karabell

TIME

11/22/2021

What Vladimir Putin Is Up To in Ukraine

In recent weeks, Russia has advanced more than 100,000 soldiers to its border with Ukraine. The Ukrainian government, fearing an attack, has called on Europe and the U.S. for help.

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Ian Bremmer

TIME

Opinion: Angela Merkel Didn’t Just Save Europe. She Also Made It More Resilient

TIME

09/09/2021

COVAX Was a Great Idea, But Is Now 500 Million Doses Short of Its Vaccine Distribution Goals. What Exactly Went Wrong?

In January 2020, world leaders and industry titans gathered in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s annual Davos conference. Much of the conversation centered around the mysterious new coronavirus that had emerged in Wuhan, China, a month earlier, and had at that point infected nearly 300 people in four countries.

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Jamie Ducharme

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Opinion: The U.S. Government Keeps Breaking the Economic Golden Rule: Do No Harm

In the wake of the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise it short-term interest rates target for the tenth straight meeting in order to combat what it sees as untenably high-inflation, it’s time to assess what has happened economically in the United States over the past year

Opinion: Bootstrapping Has Always Been A Myth. The New American Dream Proves It

The classic leather boot has had many names over the years—lace-up, cowboy, congress, pale rider. To get your work boots on your feet 200 or so years ago, you would stand up and grab two small leather flaps on the sides, known as bootstraps, and pull the boot up.

There’s a Global War for Young Talent. The Winners Will Shape the Future

The United Nations recently announced that on November 15th, the world population will reach 8 billion people. At some point in the 2030s, it ought to cross 9 billion. But will it ever reach 10 billion? I have my doubts.

Opinion: There Is a Painless Way to Fix Inflation

At its September meeting, the Federal Reserve again sharply increased its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percent.

Why You Probably Don’t Need to Worry About 1970s-Style Stagflation

The Seventies were famous for many things: wide-lapels, disco music, Watergate, the middle-class abandonment of cities for suburbs, and of course, stagflation,

How One Dance Studio Became a Bulwark Against Loneliness in New York City’s Chinatown

Every Sunday at 2 p.m, the narrow building in Manhattan’s Chinatown echoes to beating footsteps and 1950s Chinese oldies. In the large, mirrored dance studio on the second floor, Irene Ng knows how to get a party started.

Opinion: The Brain Drain That Is Killing America’s Economy

Each spring I get antsy WhatsApp messages from friends across the U.S., as well as London, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

If the Economy Is Doing So Well, Why Does It Feel Like a Disaster?

Want a quick summary of the daily news? Inflation. Labor shortages. Supply-chain issues. Omicron. Partisanship. Gridlock. Biden stalled. Trump ranting.

Why We Should Stop Freaking Out About Inflation

For the first time in decades, we are in the midst of a bona-fide inflation scare. Recent numbers came in at 6.2%, the highest since 1990.

What Vladimir Putin Is Up To in Ukraine

In recent weeks, Russia has advanced more than 100,000 soldiers to its border with Ukraine. The Ukrainian government, fearing an attack, has called on Europe and the U.S. for help.

Opinion: Angela Merkel Didn’t Just Save Europe. She Also Made It More Resilient

COVAX Was a Great Idea, But Is Now 500 Million Doses Short of Its Vaccine Distribution Goals. What Exactly Went Wrong?

In the wake of the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise it short-term interest rates target for the tenth straight meeting in order to combat what it sees as untenably high-inflation, it’s time to assess what has happened economically in the United States over the past year

The classic leather boot has had many names over the years—lace-up, cowboy, congress, pale rider. To get your work boots on your feet 200 or so years ago, you would stand up and grab two small leather flaps on the sides, known as bootstraps, and pull the boot up.

The United Nations recently announced that on November 15th, the world population will reach 8 billion people. At some point in the 2030s, it ought to cross 9 billion. But will it ever reach 10 billion? I have my doubts.

At its September meeting, the Federal Reserve again sharply increased its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percent.

The Seventies were famous for many things: wide-lapels, disco music, Watergate, the middle-class abandonment of cities for suburbs, and of course, stagflation,

Every Sunday at 2 p.m, the narrow building in Manhattan’s Chinatown echoes to beating footsteps and 1950s Chinese oldies. In the large, mirrored dance studio on the second floor, Irene Ng knows how to get a party started.

Each spring I get antsy WhatsApp messages from friends across the U.S., as well as London, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Want a quick summary of the daily news? Inflation. Labor shortages. Supply-chain issues. Omicron. Partisanship. Gridlock. Biden stalled. Trump ranting.

For the first time in decades, we are in the midst of a bona-fide inflation scare. Recent numbers came in at 6.2%, the highest since 1990.

In recent weeks, Russia has advanced more than 100,000 soldiers to its border with Ukraine. The Ukrainian government, fearing an attack, has called on Europe and the U.S. for help.

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