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Michael Marder, Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country, is the author of Philosophy for Passengers (The MIT Press, 2022).

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  1. Through the Russian Looking Glass
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    Through the Russian Looking Glass

    Jan 13, 2023 Michael Marder traces the historical roots of the country’s growing infatuation with Soviet-style economics.

  2. The Implosion of History
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    The Implosion of History

    Apr 4, 2022 Michael Marder explains how to understand the current moment after the usual theoretical models have failed.

  3. The Philosopher’s Plant 10.0: Heidegger’s Apple Tree

    The Philosopher’s Plant 10.0: Heidegger’s Apple Tree

    Sep 1, 2013 Michael Marder

  4. The Philosopher’s Plant 9.0: Hegel’s Grapes

    The Philosopher’s Plant 9.0: Hegel’s Grapes

    Jul 29, 2013 Michael Marder

  5. The Philosopher’s Plant 8.0: Kant's Tulip

    The Philosopher’s Plant 8.0: Kant's Tulip

    Jun 1, 2013 Michael Marder

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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