September 5, 2016
The economic trend is our friend
The world economy is a more equal place for the average individual today than it was in 1980. This is partly thanks to a series of strong leaders, such as those in China since Deng Xiaoping, and in...
July 31, 2016
A brief history of (in)equality
The Berkeley economist Barry Eichengreen recently gave a talk in Lisbon about inequality that demonstrated one of the virtues of being a scholar of economic history.
June 30, 2016
Which thinkers will define our future?
What will be taught in the social theory courses of, say, 2070? What canon – written today or still forthcoming – will those who end their careers in the 2070s wish that they had used when they...
April 2, 2016
Debunking America's populist narrative
One does not need to be particularly good at hearing to decipher the dog whistles being used during this year's election campaign in the United States.