In Andrew Leigh’s newly published book “How Economics Explains the World“, we can read some interesting and instructive things about tariffs. The book was published in 2024 under the original title “The Shortest History of Economics.” Claudia Goldin, the Nobel Prize winner for Economics 2023, advertises it as: “If you read just one book about … Read more
Germany just voted, and it wasn’t a total shocker. With all the significant events in recent years, I’ve been pretty off the mark (Brexit, first Trump term), but predicting the 2025 federal elections was a breeze. It was pretty apparent that Friedrich Merz would be the new Chancellor. The only question was if he needed … Read more
I think you know that. You are working in the vast area of diplomacy? You spend most of your time reading papers or listening to the news. And then you may think, “That can’t be true,” and consider what I can do. However, you may feel overwhelmed and unsure of your abilities. As a result, … Read more