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PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2019
Against a backdrop of increasing market turmoil and geopolitical friction, Project Syndicate commentators anticipate the events and trends that will most likely dominate the coming year. If one thing is certain, it is that more uncertainty awaits.
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The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once quipped that, “Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.” And yet most people crave some hint of coming events and incipient trends. Henri Poincaré, the great French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science, probably got it just about right: “It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.”