There’s an old clip of Gore Vidal from (when else?) 1968 in which our most literate of trolls gazes cooly at his interviewer and proceeds to recommend all manner of horrible things. He begins with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. On September 25th, President Donald Trump announced a 25% import tax on heavy ...

In each era of globalisation since the mid-17th century, a single country has sought to be the clear world leader – shaping ...

Amid the growing debate over the fate of globalization, many an economist, commentator, or executive have weighed in from their ivory tower, think tank perch, or Davos panel chair to declare its ...

What is relevant about these quaint socialists is precisely that they were capable of confronting head-on the purveyors of ...

No one uses “Malthusian” as a compliment. Since 1798, when the economist and cleric Thomas Malthus first published “An Essay on the Principles of Population,” the “Malthusian” position – the idea that ...

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What began as a celebration of globalisation’s growth-enhancing potential has now evolved into a deeper inquiry into its impact on inequality—both within and across nations. And yet, thanks to ...

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