Clive Crook

By pretending to be two contradictory things, this much-vaunted approach to public policy and personal choices is less of a moral philosophy than an intellectual scam.

The uncritical support that its terrorism has received on some US campuses is an ugly reminder of the danger that fundamentalism can pose to critical thinking, civil society and human decency.

The economy is doing well, but people say they’re worried. Think twice before assuming they don’t know what they’re talking about.

The former president’s return to office would be a disaster. But dismissing voters’ concerns about inflation, immigration, criminal justice and election integrity will just make it more likely.

Relying on green subsidies to fight climate change will raise public debt to unsustainable levels.

The big challenge that policymakers face is not how to avoid persistent mass unemployment, but how to ease the effects of dislocation.

If economists want to help policymakers, they should spend less time forming teams and more time acknowledging the limits of their knowledge.

Hasty, sloppy and ambiguous legislation has empowered the executive and judicial branches at the expense of lawmakers and the citizens they represent.

The absurd screw-ups in its chatbot’s image-generation illuminated vital questions about artificial intelligence that deserve more attention.

Pay attention to what the economists Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig have been saying for years: Focus on leverage not risk-adjusted assets.