Project Syndicate

The publicly traded corporation was designed to separate ownership from control. But over the past few decades, the leaders of digital capitalism have undermined the basic structures of shareholder democracy, writes @BU_Tweets’ Quinn Slobodian. #PSDeepDives bit.ly/3QVysQ5

Rural ressentiment has long shaped the country's political developments and continues to do so, @Princeton's Harold James warns. bit.ly/4fDP7kq

The publicly traded corporation was designed to separate ownership from control. But over the past few decades, the leaders of digital capitalism have undermined the basic structures of shareholder democracy, writes @BU_Tweets’ Quinn Slobodian. #PSDeepDives bit.ly/3QVysQ5

The @ICC must remain an independent court, @JosepBorrellF writes, and it certainly should not roll over for those who, like @marcorubio, want to dismantle it “brick by brick." bit.ly/4wjOjHp

The Declaration of Independence may proclaim that “all men are created equal,” but the many sins committed by the United States over the past 250 years make it hard not to view this promise with a cynical eye, writes @UPTuks’s Adekeye Adebajo. bit.ly/4pw09f8

.@elonmusk controls 85% of @SpaceX’s voting power, enough to ensure that no coalition of shareholders can remove him. The result is a company financed by public investors but controlled by a single individual, notes @BU_Tweets’ Quinn Slobodian. #PSDeepDives bit.ly/3QVysQ5

In their overblown subservience to the US president, Europeans often make themselves look ridiculous, which then prevents them from being taken seriously—be it by @realDonaldTrump, Vladimir Putin, or Xi Jinping, @markhleonard warns. bit.ly/4ffpKEb

If Russian President Vladimir Putin were to make a clearheaded assessment of the state of his war with Ukraine, he would seek a ceasefire. The only problem is that his head is not clear, @carlbildt observes. bit.ly/4gDQlgB

China’s emerging industries achieved their strongest gains during a period when subsidy intensity was declining, and when local governments were becoming more fiscally constrained, notes Kai Guo. bit.ly/45dIhvS

The decline of democracy in the US today is the result of three factors, explains Mordecai Kurz: neoliberal economic policies, digital technologies, and a culture of meritocracy, which precludes efforts to redress imbalances. bit.ly/4fWbPoJ

.@JosephEStiglitz considers the long-run political and economic costs of the US president's thuggish cronyism. mrf.lu/22_sD

Since the @KarimKhanQC case is obviously part of a larger offensive against the @ICC, it is worth calling attention to the identity of the ICC’s enemies and what they want, notes @JosepBorrellF. bit.ly/4wjOjHp

Some of the countries most critical to Western security are among those drifting furthest from democratic norms, notes @anneokrueger. bit.ly/4pGOHxn

Harold James sees promise in Eastern and Central Europeans' resistance to foreign encroachments in their national politics. mrf.lu/2NFDW

.@B_Eichengreen compares SpaceX and other coming mega-IPOs to what followed that of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in 1987. mrf.lu/227Y1

The debt-driven political cycles that have long shaped French history are not over, and they could well trigger yet another wave of French revolutionary fervor, @Princeton's Harold James observes. bit.ly/4fDP7kq

Joschka Fischer argues that there is no alternative to Franco-German partnership as the basis for geopolitical leadership. mrf.lu/2GGlg

Is AI in education a threat or an opportunity? Iryna Volnytska argues that it is an opportunity, but only for institutions willing to rebuild around the technology. bit.ly/4aXOAax

On #NelsonMandelaInternationalDay, we revisit @MSuzman’s commentary reflecting on what made Nelson Mandela extraordinary. Mandela’s greatest achievement, he argues, was not saintly perfection, but his rare political ability to build coalitions, bridge divides, and bend history toward reconciliation. It is a timely reminder that transformative leadership rests on both principle and pragmatism. bit.ly/4va6uxL

The fact that Nigeria is exporting refined products, rather than crude oil, to Western governments and companies marks a turning point for Africa, writes @AlleKoffi. bit.ly/4hjew4a