Matthew Rose, an Opinion editorial director, hosted an online conversation with three economists about the future of the Federal Reserve, which meets this week, and how it should manage an economy that’s increasingly hard to read. Matthew Rose …
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Not All Students Go to College. We Need to Make That OK.
For years, America’s approach to education has been guided by an overly simplistic formula: 4+4 — the idea that students need four years of high school and four years of college to succeed in life. Even with this prevailing emphasis on college …
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Xi Can’t Conquer Taiwan Until He Tames His Own Generals
President Xi Jinping of China is believed to have ordered his armed forces to be prepared to invade Taiwan by 2027, if necessary, raising the specter of a catastrophic military conflict in the next few years that would almost inevitably draw in the …
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Palestinians Need Food, Not Words
A full-blown humanitarian emergency in Gaza is no longer looming. It is here, and it is catastrophic. It’s been more than two months since Israel cut off all humanitarian aid and commercial supplies into Gaza. The World Food Program delivered its …
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Taking the Measure of Warren Buffett
After six decades of pearly wisdom and investment gems, the news from Omaha hit like a thunderbolt. As a fellow shareholder emailed me after Warren Buffett announced on Saturday that he would retire at the end of the year as chief executive of …
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Gail Collins and Bret Stephens: A Last Conversation
After eight years of weekly chats, one more for the road.
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It’s Not Just Trump. The Presidency Has Become Too Powerful.
Donald Trump’s wrecking-ball second term has revealed the full latent power of the presidency. His administration has done this most clearly in its comprehensive elimination of legal and norm-based checks inside the executive branch, its systematic …
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College Is More Affordable Than Many Parents Think
This spring brought the annual wave of prospective students to colleges nationwide, with young people and their parents eager to learn about majors and campus life. Unfortunately, the most important issue of all — thecost of college — was too often …
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Farewell, Ye Mighty Dollar. Was Nice Knowing You.
The U.S. dollar has been a symbol of American power for decades. Of the $7.5 trillion in global currency transactions that take place each day, some 90 percent feature the dollar. The majority of central banks see it as the core of their reserves …
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