Modern progressive movements have built much of their identity around concepts of inclusivity, diversity, and acceptance. On paper, these movements frequently champion values of tolerance and understanding of diverse political,…
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UK plans to melt the protections against the taxpayer bailing out banks again
by Bob Lyddonby Bob LyddonIntroduction On 15th July, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered a keynote annual address to the City of London (known as the Mansion House speech) in which…
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Let’s think about how quickly the corporate world has transformed in the past two decades. Companies like Netflix, OpenAI and Tesla went from startups to global giants in a very…
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As Morocco prepares to co-host the 2030 World Cup and unveils flashy infrastructure projects, a more urgent crisis is quietly worsening: people can’t find jobs. Over 21% of Moroccans are…
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Among the many endangered species, there is one in particular: natural disasters not caused by climate change. The massive landslide triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, which almost…
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Trump’s Shipbuilding Revival Plan: How His Maritime Vision Is Anchored in Flawed Policy
Blaming China for America’s economic woes has become a bipartisan habit, and shipbuilding is the latest target. In 2024, U.S. labor unions filed a Section 301 petition accusing China of…
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What is the German stance towards uncertainty around debt, the economy, and defence?
by Bob Lyddonby Bob LyddonIntroduction In previous newsletters we looked at the Brexit Re-set, US tariffs, and unconvincing responses to high government debt. Now we examine the response to all of this in the…
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The Chinese educational system has been the key to China’s technological rise. Tariffs will not change the picture
by Luca Martinaby Luca MartinaIn May, we examined how the quality of Chinese exports—as measured by the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) developed by Harvard’s Growth Lab—has significantly improved over the past three decades and…
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For the first time in over a decade, momentum is building in the United States to raise the federal minimum wage. On April 8, 2025, lawmakers in Congress introduced the…
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How China went from low-cost exporter to tech rival and why tariffs won’t save the day
by Luca Martinaby Luca MartinaThe United States has accused China of leveraging an unfair advantage in trade relations and is threatening the imposition of substantial new tariffs. This raises two fundamental questions: are the…

