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Does The World Need America?
One of the highlights (lowlights?) of the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump was the discussion of America’s role in supporting…
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"I'm Mad as Hell..."
That’s right. Surprised? The Edgy Optimist? Mad as hell? Let me tell you why.
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A Rising Tide
As summer winds down, we can all feel the last week of August lull.
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Launching The Edgy Optimist
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On Not Jumping to Conclusions
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"I'm Mad as Hell..."
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The End of Apathy
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The Either-Or Economy
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Sound and Fury, Cabbages and Kings
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The Micromanaged Economy
Two big events this week, one of which almost everyone knows about – the Democratic Convention in Chicago – and one that almost only economic policy…
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The End of Apathy
Judging from all recent polls, the presidential election contest in the United States remains tight. For sure, Kamala Harris has made substantial gains…
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Sound and Fury, Cabbages and Kings
It’s been one of those weeks in financial markets. After months and months of genial drifts upwards, global stock and bonds markets angrily erupted over…
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The Either-Or Economy
These initial Edgy Optimist columns have focused on politics, but the aperture will be broader over time.
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A Good Week for Democracy
These past days have been a yet another reminder of the old adage attributed to Lenin that there are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades…
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On Not Jumping to Conclusions
Okay.
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Launching The Edgy Optimist
A bit more than a decade ago, I launched a column for The Atlantic and Reuters and then Slate. It was called “The Edgy Optimist.” The goal was to take a…
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