Opinion Has It

Opinion Has It

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Opinion Has It episodes

  • 100 Days of Trump
    As the Trump presidency reaches its one-hundredth day on April 29, PS editors Jonathan Stein and Whitney Arana take opposing views of the situation and ask: But what about North Korea?Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate, and review our podcasts.

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    19 min
  • President Le Pen?
    Marine Le Pen is the candidate most likely to advance to the second round of France's presidential elections. So why hasn’t the EU made plans to deal with the nightmare scenario of her ultimate victory?PS editors Jonathan Stein and Whitney Arana discuss the upcoming French presidential elections, with insights from recent commentaries by Mark Leonard, director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Zaki Laïdi, professor of International Relations at L'Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). Read their columns here: http://prosyn.org/IKd8gjB and http://prosyn.org/S4AI24iWe want to hear from you! Please subscribe, rate, and review our podcasts.

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    15 min
  • What’s Better Than a Border Adjustment Tax?
    Donald Trump is set to drastically shake up the American tax system by implementing a border adjustment tax. But are the rewards overwhelmed by the risks? PS editors Jonathan Stein and Whitney Arana discuss the implications, highlighting work by PS columnist and Chief Economist of Allianz SE Michael Heise. Read his recent column here: http://prosyn.org/NNwiyxFLike what you hear? Please subscribe, rate, and review our podcasts.

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    15 min
  • A Tax on Robots?
    As automation forces more people out of work, should robots offset costs by paying taxes? PS editors Jonathan Stein and Whitney Arana discuss alternative options, including former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis' proposal for a universal basic dividend. Read the column here: http://bit.ly/2mvxDdlLike what you hear? Please subscribe, rate, and review our podcasts.

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    14 min
  • Restoring Faith in Globalization
    Thanks to globalization, the past 70 years was arguably the best quarter-century in human history. In this week's episode, PS editors Jonathan Stein and Whitney Arana discuss free trade backlash, as highlighted in Carl Bildt and Arvind Subramanian's latest columns. Read the columns here: http://prosyn.org/WuO7Dbv and http://prosyn.org/79lvYSgLike what you hear? Please subscribe, rate, and review our podcasts.

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    13 min
  • How to Be a Misleader
    In the inaugural episode of PS Editors' Podcast, PS editors Whitney Arana and Jonathan Stein discuss the glaring incompetencies of the Trump administration, as highlighted in Lucy Marcus' most recent column for Project Syndicate, How to Be a Misleader. | http://prosyn.org/gdZTEzP

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    14 min
  • PS Voice: China on the World Stage
    As the United States and the European Union grapple with domestic issues, will China become the world's next leader? Minxin Pei, Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College, joins PS Voice to discuss.

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    23 min

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Opinion Has It by Project Syndicate features conversations with leading economists, policymakers, authors, and researchers on the world’s most pressing issues. Tune in for biweekly analyses and…