FRAGILE: HANDLE WITH CARE / SEEKING ALPHA

Fragile: Handle With Care by: The Heisenberg Summary   - Last night, I did two things I normally don't do and one...

THE HIGH COST OF DENYING CLASS WAR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The High Cost of Denying Class War YANIS VAROUFAKIS ATHENS – The Anglosphere’s political atmosphere is thick with bourgeois outrage. ...

BATTLE OF THE BRAINS: GOOGLE LEADS IN THE RACE TO DOMINATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / THE ECONOMIST

Battle of the brains Google leads in the race to dominate artificial intelligence Tech giants are investing billions in a transformativ...

WHITHER THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Whither the Multilateral Trading System? Daniel Gros BRUSSELS – Free trade seems to have few supporters these days. Though actual ...

HOW RISING DEFICITS, HUGE LOOPHOLES AND SMALL FAMILY GAINS PLAGUE TAX REFORM / KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON

Public Policy How Rising Deficits, Huge Loopholes and Small Family Gains Plague Tax Reform Tax legislation speeding through Congress n...

THE EXCITING GROWTH STORY BEHIND A BUBBLE REQUIRES RESPECT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

The exciting growth story behind a bubble requires respect Bitcoin price is following the classic pattern of an investment mania John A...

EUROPE MUST CREATE ITS OWN "BIG BAZOOKA" MONETARY FUND / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Europe must create its own ‘big bazooka’ monetary fund   It would be a mistake to ignore Wolfgang Schäuble’s idea for a second time Jean-P...

AMERICA´S BROKEN SYSTEM / PROJECT SYNDICATE

America’s Broken System   J. BRADFORD DELONG BERKELEY – The tax bill that US Republicans have doggedly pushed through Congress is not...

DON´T WORRY ABOUT BITCOIN -- AT LEAST NOT YET / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Don’t worry about bitcoin — at least not yet A bubble, yes, but not a dangerous one until leverage is piled on top © Bloomberg Bitc...