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Richard K. Sherwin

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Richard K. Sherwin, Professor Emeritus of Law at New York Law School, is a co-editor (with Danielle Celermajer) of A Cultural History of Law in the Modern Age (Bloomsbury, 2021).

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  1. Trump’s Tariffs and the Will to Power
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    Trump’s Tariffs and the Will to Power

    Apr 7, 2025 Richard K. Sherwin thinks those who question the rationality of recent US trade policy are missing the point.

  2. Donald Trump’s Misrule of Law
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    Donald Trump’s Misrule of Law

    Feb 12, 2025 Richard K. Sherwin observes that the president's claim of supremacy over the courts amounts to tossing out the US Constitution.

  3. King Trump on Trial
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    King Trump on Trial

    May 17, 2024 Richard K. Sherwin explains why a parade of Republican leaders have made appearances at the former president’s trial in New York.

  4. Trump’s Enablers on the Supreme Court
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    Trump’s Enablers on the Supreme Court

    Apr 29, 2024 Richard K. Sherwin thinks the majority's support for broad immunity for former presidents rests on a dangerous premise.

  5. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Twisted Fantasy
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    Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Twisted Fantasy

    Apr 8, 2024 Richard K. Sherwin asks why the scion of a storied political family is playing the role of a spoiler against President Joe Biden.

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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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