Category: Business

No One Buys Books

Elle Griffin at The Elysian: In 2022, Penguin Random House wanted to buy Simon &…

Model Civil Service: The Three Imperatives for Civil Servants

Stand and Deliver: Working in public service is no easy feat. Today’s governments face increasing…

Why I Don’t Invest in Real Estate?

This article refers mainly to developed economies. However, some of the author’s talking points are…

Modi’s India is No Economic Miracle

Talk of Indian Prime Minister Modi’s successful economic stewardship is key to his appeal and…

Climate Change Requires Private Sector Financial Firepower

And these efforts cannot be simply country-based. They must be geared to achieve global goals…

How Did America Become a Credit Card Nation?

Sean H Vanatta at Aeon/Psyche: The American economy has always relied on household borrowing. Since…

The Israel-India Worker Deal Resembles British Indenture

Michelle Buckley, Paula Chakravartty in Boston Review: In December, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received…

Decarbonization is the Most Critical Response to Climate Change–But is it Enough?

McKinsey research shows that carbon dioxide removal, or CDR, could play a vital role in…

Sit-ins on Company Dime: Google Fires 28

Liz Wolfe at Reason: Yesterday, Google fired 28 of its workers after employees held sit-ins…

An AI Deal as a Diplomatic Weapon

A relatively small deal — by Microsoft’s standards, anyway — is leading to big geopolitical…

What We Get Wrong About Poverty

Nathan Cheek at Psyche: Imagine this upsetting scenario: two women are both suffering physical abuse…

Is Techno-Monopoly Inevitable?

William H. Janeway at Project Syndicate: The detective in a typical British crime procedural would…