Opinion

Wednesday 17/August/2016 17:24 PM

The hidden danger of big data

In game theory, the “price of anarchy” describes how individuals acting in their own self-interest within a larger system tend to reduce that larger...

Wednesday 17/August/2016 17:11 PM

Fixing America's roads is a great opportunity

Many politicians and commentators are calling for a big burst of spending on infrastructure. On his blog, my esteemed Bloomberg View colleague Tyler Cowen...

Wednesday 17/August/2016 16:40 PM

The Olympics’ lesser decision makers

The Summer Olympic Games are in full swing in Rio. Every time the world’s top athletes gather for the Games, people everywhere have the opportunity not...

Tuesday 16/August/2016 19:04 PM

The refugee problem in New York

Every September, many of the world’s presidents, prime ministers, and foreign ministers descend on New York City for a few days. They come to mark the...

Tuesday 16/August/2016 18:52 PM

Cleaning up the Olympics

The Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have begun, and as much as I would like to sit back and watch every hour of them (I admit, I snuck a peek of the...

Monday 15/August/2016 17:26 PM

Airing the IMF’s dirty laundry

Following the International Monetary Fund’s controversial actions in the Asian financial crisis of 1998, when it conditioned liquidity assistance to...