The Crisis of Anglo-American Democracy - Jeffrey Sachs

The Sunday Newsletter [View this message in a web browser]( JULY 28, 2019 This week at [Project Syndicate]( Robert Barro warns of unprecedented political pressure on the US Federal Reserve; Robert Skidelsky explains why Western social science is as vulnerable as Western power; Jeffrey Sachs examines the role of flawed political institutions in the rise of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson; and more. Join the conversation. Economics & Finance [Is Politics Getting to the Fed?]( [Robert Barro]( sees no good economic reason for the sudden reversal of monetary-policy normalization this year. Politics & World Affairs [The Crisis of Anglo-American Democracy]( [Jeffrey Sachs]( blames the rise of Donald Trump in the US and now Boris Johnson in the UK on a shared institutional flaw. Economics & Finance [The Fall of the Economists' Empire]( [Robert Skidelsky]( argues that the supposed universalism of Western social science and values always depended on Western power. On Point – special double issue [Their Faintest Hour]( [The Victoria Delusion]( [The Victoria Delusion]( [Edoardo Campanella]( reviews recent histories of the Victorian era for a glimpse into the oblivious mind of the Brexiteer. [Misrule Britannia]( [Misrule Britannia]( [Nicholas Reed Langen]( considers what leaving the European Union will mean for the United Kingdom’s constitutional arrangements. Politics & World Affairs [The US Needs to Talk About China]( [Minxin Pei]( urges the Trump administration to explain to the public the objectives of its confrontational policy. Economics & Finance [Post-American Networks]( [Anne-Marie Slaughter]( & [Elina Ribakova]( show how the Trump administration has hastened the emergence of new global linkages that exclude the US. Sustainability & Environment [A New Direction for the Planet's Sake]( [Javier Solana]( urges governments to demonstrate a much stronger collective commitment to tackling climate change. [Waiting for Libra]( Big Picture [Waiting for Libra]( While other technology companies are encountering headwinds, Facebook continues to grow, suggesting that its recently announced cryptocurrency will enjoy a massive global user base. The only thing standing in the company's way are financial regulators, assuming they aren't asleep at the wheel. Economics & Finance [China's Long View]( [Stephen Roach]( draws three conclusions from a recent series of wide-ranging discussions and meetings in China. Politics & World Affairs [Women on Top in the World's Democracies]( [Nina Khrushcheva]( highlights the surge in female political leaders – spanning the political spectrum – in Europe and the US. Project Syndicate celebrates its 25th anniversary with PS 25, a collection of our hardest-hitting commentaries so far. [Capitalism versus Democracy]( [Capitalism versus Democracy]( In the following commentary from 2000, [George Soros]( warns against the then-popular assumption that the spread of capitalism would also augur the spread of democracy around the world. Politics & World Affairs [Boris's Brexit]( [Anatole Kaletsky]( thinks a no-deal scenario for Britain's withdrawal from the European Union is less likely than many believe. Economics & Finance [The G-Minus-2 Threat]( [Arvind Subramanian]( & [Josh Felman]( warn that current US and Chinese policies could have devastating economic consequences for the rest of the world. [Midsummer Sale]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. This newsletter is a service of [project-syndicate.org](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from this list](