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Bruce Ackerman

Bruce Ackerman

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Bruce Ackerman, Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, is the author, most recently, of The Postmodern Predicament: Existential Challenges of the 21st Century (Yale University Press, 2024).

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  1. Trump Won, but Trumpism Did Not
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    Trump Won, but Trumpism Did Not

    Nov 18, 2024 Bruce Ackerman thinks the president-elect’s agenda will falter as many congressional Republicans eye the midterm elections.

  2. Middle East Peace and the US Election
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    Middle East Peace and the US Election

    Jul 22, 2024 Bruce Ackerman sees the arrival of a moderate Iranian president as an electoral opportunity for the Democrats.

  3. The Path Not Taken in Trump’s Immunity Case
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    The Path Not Taken in Trump’s Immunity Case

    Jul 2, 2024 Bruce Ackerman argues that the US Supreme Court should have followed the approach defended by Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

  4. Iran’s Election Could Bring Lasting Middle-East Peace
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    Iran’s Election Could Bring Lasting Middle-East Peace

    Jun 26, 2024 Bruce Ackerman urges the US to respond constructively if opposition candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins the presidency.

  5. America’s Childcare Is Unfit for the Postmodern Age
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    America’s Childcare Is Unfit for the Postmodern Age

    Apr 23, 2024 Bruce Ackerman urges US President Joe Biden to put universal preschool at the center of his re-election campaign.

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    Is DeepSeek Really a Threat?

    Amar Bhidé

    If vindicated, DeepSeek’s technology could be to large language models what Nikola Tesla’s breakthroughs with alternating current were to electrification. While it cannot overcome the unavoidable limitations of backward-looking statistical models, it could make their price performance good enough for wider use.

    explains what a purported Chinese AI breakthrough does and does not mean for the industry.
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    What’s Wrong With Germany’s Economy?

    Michael Spence

    Germany became a European powerhouse partly because, in the early 2000s, its industrial sectors took over the highest-valued-added segments of global supply chains. Replicating this success today would require Germany to move to the forefront of the digital transformation, and it cannot do that without the EU.

    thinks the country’s prospects depend significantly on closing the digital-technology gap with the US and China.
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    When Companies Fail to Learn, They Learn to Fail

    Ricardo Hausmann explains how the inability to identify and address knowledge gaps can doom even the most promising projects.
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    How to Make Carbon Pricing Work for Africa

    Rim Berahab & Otaviano Canuto argue that policies must be structured to facilitate, not obstruct, the continent’s shift to renewables.
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    Green Free Trade in a Protectionist Age

    Ma Jun envisions regional arrangements that facilitate the exchange of climate-friendly goods and services.
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    Egypt’s Economic Crisis May Not Be Over

    Adnan Mazarei urges the international community to push for long-overdue governance and economic reforms.
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    Climate Displacement Is Also a Health Crisis

    Jayasree K. Iyer proposes a four-pronged strategy to ensure that essential medicines reach vulnerable populations.
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    Europe in Trump’s Crosshairs

    Kenneth Rogoff urges EU policymakers not to allow the new US administration to distract them from key policy priorities.
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    The New Washington Consensus

    Katharina Pistor sees no daylight remaining between US private business and the federal government.

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