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Urban economists have explained why cities are important. They have also told us how to make them work better. Now we just need politicians, bureaucrats and city planners to listen to them. [...] -
Yes, “harder years, tough years” are coming for Germany. But they could be all the harder because the country’s leadership still is not ready to acknowledge its past failures or to apply the lessons to its future policy settings. [...] -
In the past two years, New Zealand’s cities have lost population while the country as a whole has grown. [...] -
There are two reasons why Ardern’s half-decade seems much longer. First, it was a time packed with events. And second, Ardern has left her mark on New Zealand. [...] -
Truss has shown the world how not to do policy. And that remains her only political achievement. [...] -
In trying to become a 21st-century Margaret Thatcher, Truss has introduced Thatcherite policies in reverse. She may have sealed the fate of her premiership before it has even begun. [...] -
We should let go of the illusion that normality will return once the war in Ukraine is over. Russia’s war on Western democracy preceded its military aggression on Ukraine. It will continue as long as the Russian leadership remains in power. [...] -
The New Zealand government has picked the one part of the New Zealand economy that does not require a big reform for its biggest legacy project: the welfare state. [...] -
Having attended too many public policy conferences, it was only a matter of time until they started haunting me in my sleep. [...] -
The government offered money conditional on media giving up on the very principles that differentiate journalism from public relations. [...]