China has “both the intent to reshape the international order” and the power to do so, he said. The United States will seek to rally coalitions of other nations to meet Beijing’s challenge.
Read moreJust How High Could the Dow Go?
U.S. stocks had been on fire. The technology and internet boom spurred a wave of day traders and investment mania that now seems quaint. But at the time, the Dow Jones industrial average index was hovering around 10,000. And even in those heady days, forecasting a near-quadrupling of the index appeared naïve at best and ridiculous at worst.
Read moreWhat Can We Expect After the Pandemic?
Zachary Karabell reviews four books that focus on what we should expect after the pandemic: The Corona Crash, Life After Covid-19, Post-Corona, and The New Great Depression.
Read moreHow Hidden Billions Are Making the Rich Richer
For the British journalist Oliver Bullough, the Paul Manafort trial was simply one more glimpse into a world he calls “Moneyland,” a shadow system of trillions of dollars of hidden assets that transcends nations, feeds corruption and “quietly but effectively” is “impoverishing millions, undermining democracy, helping dictators as they loot their countries.”
Read moreWhat is America’s Role in the World? Three Authors Offer Very Different Views
Zachary reviews three new books, each with a different perspective on America’s role in global politics — and the nation’s future as a world leader.
Read moreStatistically Speaking
New York Times review of the Leading Indicators.
Read moreStatistically Speaking: a Review of 'The Leading Indicators'
A review of Zachary Karabell's 'The Leading Indicators' by Diane Coyle of The New York Times.
Read moreThe Pragmatic Caliphs
New York Times Review of Peace Be Upon You.
Read moreLet's Go to the Tape
New York Times Review of Kennedy, Johnson, and the Quest for Justice
Read moreA Man, a Plan, a Canal
New York Times review of Parting the Desert.
Read moreMaking Peace and Profits in Iraq
Rebuilding Iraq is such a monumental undertaking, with estimated costs of at least $25 billion, that the involvement of private enterprise was inevitable. It is also controversial.
Read moreNo Left Turn
When Ronald Reagan ran for president in 1980, he was widely derided as too conservative to be elected. Even after he had defeated the other Republican contenders in the primaries, the consensus was that he could never win against a centrist Democrat like President Jimmy Carter. Yet, as we know, Reagan went on to beat Carter and profoundly change the political and social climate of the nation.
Read moreTruman Defeats Dewey, Again
New York Times Review of The Last Campaign.
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