We need to fight terrorism together
There is never any justification for callous killings such as those that have taken place recently in France and Austria. This time it was...
Biden’s Precarious Victory
Joe Biden has survived a grueling election campaign and a cliff-hanger election. Next, he must fend off legal challenges from US President Donald Trump’s...
Ending impunity for crimes against journalists
"The United Nations should appoint a Special Representative for the Safety of Journalists, with the aim of enforcing international law and thereby reducing the...
The Market’s Best of All Possible Worlds
Even though uncertainty about the outcome of the US presidential election is likely to drag on, the stock market has been rallying. Provided that...
Myth of Modern Monetary Theory
Many people are now proclaiming that the COVID-19 pandemic has provided proof positive that Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is the only way forward for...
Five bets for the next five years: Technology transformations in the restaurant business
During my career in the restaurant business, technology went from being a standalone, assembly-language based point-of-sale system with limited functionality and importance to a...
One America, Two Nations
As I write this, officials across the United States continue to count votes in the 2020 US presidential election. When tallies are finalized, recounts...
Recovery and Renewal at the United Nations
The international community urgently needs new tools, ideas, and initiatives to meet the common threats and challenges faced by the United Nations’ 193 member...
Inequality and its Discontents
Inequality has been seizing ever more of the public’s attention in recent years, reflected everywhere from papal encyclicals and economic tomes by French socialists...
Rethinking Resilience in Business
COVID-19 is the biggest public-health crisis in a century and has caused the deepest economic recession of the modern era. The pandemic has revealed...
