Victoria Gierok: The euro and its imperial ancestors

Also, Joseph E. Stiglitz explains what US Republicans get wrong about freedom in PS Say More [View this message in a web browser]( JULY 19, 2024 This week in PS Longer Reads, University of Oxford’s Victoria Gierok draws lessons from earlier experiments with common currencies across disparate polities and economies. [Read now](. In PS Say More, Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz talks about inflation, freedom, neoliberalism, and more. [Read now](. And in PS Quarterly: Age of Extremes, Kelly Born, Director of the Democracy, Rights, and Governance initiative at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, considers the deep-rooted problems that have tarnished the image of the world’s most famous democracy. [Read now](. [PS Longer Read: The Euro and Its Imperial Ancestors]( [The Euro and Its Imperial Ancestors]( By Victoria Gierok Medieval European and Chinese history show that while the establishment of well-functioning common currencies requires political skill and vision, their survival depends on institutions that are free from political influence. The good news for the euro is that it ticks both boxes. [Read more]( [PS Quarterly: Age of Extremes]( [Special Offer: Save $30 on exclusive access to the latest issue of PS Quarterly.]( Featuring commentaries, interviews, predictions, and more from the world's leading thinkers, [PS Quarterly: Age of Extremes]( considers how the rise of extremist leaders and declining faith in democratic institutions worldwide threaten the stability of democratic governance. [SUBSCRIBE NOW & SAVE]( [PS Say More: Joseph E. Stiglitz]( [Joseph E. Stiglitz on inflation, freedom, neoliberalism, and more]( Joseph E. Stiglitz highlights four inflation risks associated with another Donald Trump administration, explains what US Republicans get wrong about freedom, identifies the principles that should guide a post-neoliberal agenda, and more. [Read more]( [Submit your film for Press Play Prague: An International Film Festival About Journalism.]( [PS Quarterly: America’s Democratic Dysfunction]( [America’s Democratic Dysfunction]( By Kelly Born Americans’ mistrust in elections and distrust of each other are symptomatic of deep-seated cultural, structural, and institutional problems. Until these are resolved, the crisis of American democracy will persist, and voters will continue to demand new kinds of solutions – be they democratic, technocratic, or authoritarian. [Read more]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. Receipt of this newsletter does not guarantee rights to re-publish any of its content. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.