Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

22 February 2021
This is part of a forthcoming Global Policy e-book on modern slavery. Contributions from leading experts highlighting practical and theoretical issues surrounding the…
17 February 2021
Scott Montgomery explores the stage and actors shaping the end of the Trump era, and reminds us that people not rules are ultimately responsible for its legacy. Watching the…
15 February 2021
Branko Milanovic discusses the drawbacks of the commercialization of art. In the last chapter of “Capitalism, Alone”, I discussed a number of changes in the private life that are…
11 February 2021
Brian Stoddart explores the uncertain future of large scale sporting events. COVID-19 has sprung many surprising social consequences, among them its impact on sports and leisure…
01 February 2021
President Biden has released an economic plan to combat COVID-19 and get the country back on track which, according to many analysts, is inspired by FDR’s New Deal. In his first…
28 January 2021
Branko Milanovic argues that the World Health Preparedness Report and Global Health Security Index fell short when confronted with the reality of countries' responses to the…
26 January 2021
This is part of PERI's economist interview series, hosted by C.J. Polychroniou. C.J. Polychroniou: Why did you chose to study economics? Omar Dahi: When I was young, I…
19 January 2021
I believe that everyone can remember the turning points in their ideological and political evolution: these are moments when the entire world of ideas and preconceptions one…
15 January 2021
Scott Montgomery puts America's recent troubles in historical perspective and argues that there is a long road ahead with few guarantees that current trends will be reversed…
11 January 2021
This is the text of the interview given to Sega Newspaper at the occasion of the publication of “Capitalism, Alone” in Bulgarian. The text in Bulgarian is here. 1. How do you…