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David W. Brady

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David W. Brady is Professor of Political Science and Leadership Values at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

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  1. The State of America’s Disunion
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    The State of America’s Disunion

    Nov 23, 2020 Michael Spence & David W. Brady find deep and consistent partisan divisions in voting patterns at the county level.

  2. Who Will Win the US Presidential Election?
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    Who Will Win the US Presidential Election?

    Oct 31, 2020 Michael Spence & David W. Brady show why Joe Biden is in a far better position – at least in opinion polls – than Hillary Clinton was in 2016.

  3. COVID-19 Is Beating Trump
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    COVID-19 Is Beating Trump

    Aug 3, 2020 Michael Spence & David W. Brady show how and explain why voter sentiment has turned against the US president in recent months.

  4. COVID-19 and the Trust Deficit
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    COVID-19 and the Trust Deficit

    Apr 22, 2020 Michael Spence & David W. Brady consider the impact of sharply declining public confidence in institutions on the global pandemic response.

  5. Delivering on Promises to the Middle Class
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    Delivering on Promises to the Middle Class

    Apr 2, 2017 Michael Spence & David W. Brady consider what the US administration's economic plan gets right – and where it falls short.

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    Will Qatari Gold Sink Netanyahu?

    Konstanty Gebert

    Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's decision to fire the country's internal security chief has raised suspicions, given that the move comes just after the launch of an investigation into a new scandal involving his own aides. Israelis are right to worry that they could now be heading for a constitutional crisis.

     explains the latest scandal to hit Israel's increasingly illiberal, norm-breaking government.
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    The US and Russia Are Negotiating in Bad Faith

    Nina L. Khrushcheva thinks the Kremlin is laying the groundwork for a highly favorable deal on the Ukraine war.
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    Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Demands More Than Competitiveness

    Marietje Schaake & Max von Thun warn that the European Union’s deregulatory push could undermine its autonomy and fundamental values.
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    How Should Africa Respond to Foreign-Aid Cuts?

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor touts the potential of foreign remittances to sustain public services as external support shrinks.
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    How Should China Respond to Trump’s Tariffs?

    Huang Yiping urges Chinese policymakers to fill the leadership vacuum created by America’s protectionist turn.
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    Who Will Drive the Post-American Global Economy?

    Jim O'Neill considers what other large economies can do to offset the effects of the Trump administration's trade warfare.
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    Health Is Wealth in a Geriatric World

    Hippolyte Fofack

    The Global South is increasingly at risk of growing old before becoming rich, which implies huge social and economic costs. To avert this outcome, the Hevolution Foundation, a nonprofit backed by the Saudi royal family, has begun to support research focused on lengthening healthspans – the period of life spent in good health.

     explains why increasing “healthspans” to match lifespans is a moral and economic imperative.
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    Europe’s Democrats Must Forge a Will to Fight

    Wojciech Przybylski & Goran Buldioski think European leaders' most urgent security task is to nurture citizens' resolve to defend their countries.
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    Governments Are Not Startups

    Mariana Mazzucato & Rainer Kattel explain why ongoing efforts to run the state like a business are doomed to fail.

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