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Bruce Ackerman

Bruce Ackerman

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Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, is the author of Revolutionary Constitutions: Charismatic Leadership and the Rule of Law (Harvard University Press, 2019), which includes an analysis of Iran’s political development throughout the past century, and We the People, a three-volume work examining the turning-points in American constitutional history over the past 250 years.

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  1. The Path Not Taken in Trump’s Immunity Case
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    The Path Not Taken in Trump’s Immunity Case

    Jul 2, 2024 Bruce Ackerman argues that the US Supreme Court should have followed the approach defended by Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

  2. Iran’s Election Could Bring Lasting Middle-East Peace
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    Iran’s Election Could Bring Lasting Middle-East Peace

    Jun 26, 2024 Bruce Ackerman urges the US to respond constructively if opposition candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins the presidency.

  3. America’s Childcare Is Unfit for the Postmodern Age
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    America’s Childcare Is Unfit for the Postmodern Age

    Apr 23, 2024 Bruce Ackerman urges US President Joe Biden to put universal preschool at the center of his re-election campaign.

  4. Welfare for Wagner?

    Welfare for Wagner?

    May 25, 1998 Bruce Ackerman

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    Supporting Sexual and Reproductive Health Is Good Business

    Natalia Kanem argues that investing in employees’ well-being will help companies attract and retain top talent.
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    Can Democracy Win in 2024?

    Chris Patten highlights the challenges mainstream parties face as they try to boost growth and improve public services.
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    Finding a New French Majority

    Jean Pisani-Ferry assesses what must happen to form a stable government after an election that produced a hung parliament.
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    Industrial Policy Is Back. Now What?

    How to design effective industrial policies has suddenly become a hot – and divisive – topic among economists and policymakers. Even those who agree that governments should intervene in the economy to bolster productivity, increase competitiveness, and tackle social and environmental challenges differ sharply on the details.

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    The Big Picture

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    The Way Forward for Ukraine’s Economy

    Joseph E. Stiglitz & Andrew Kosenko

    With sufficient assistance from the West, Ukraine will prevail over its much larger and richer authoritarian neighbor. But to enjoy the fruits of victory, it will have to move faster in its transition from a post-communist oligarchy, while being careful to resist the siren call of free-market fundamentalism.

    offer a roadmap for guiding the country's recovery and reconstruction during and after the war.
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    Rich Countries Must Meet Their Biodiversity Financing Pledges

    Mary Robinson urges international policymakers to use the upcoming COP16 summit to close the nature-finance gap.
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    Inequality Spurs Democratic Backsliding

    Susan Stokes shows that countries with fairer economies are less likely to succumb to authoritarian populism.
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    Bracing for a More Inflationary World

    Raghuram G. Rajan thinks central banks will remain under pressure to maintain tighter policies over the medium term.

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