Will Boris Johnson's Political Coup Succeed? - Anatole Kaletsky

The Sunday Newsletter [View this message in a web browser]( SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 This week at [Project Syndicate]( Robert Shiller considers the effect an economic downturn could have on US President Donald Trump's public narrative; Anatole Kaletsky explains how UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's maneuver to suspend Parliament could end his political career; Joseph Stiglitz asks whether the US Business Roundtable's recent statement renouncing shareholder primacy in corporate governance is merely a publicity stunt; and more. Join the conversation. Economics & Finance [The Trump Narrative and the Next Recession]( [Robert Shiller]( thinks an economic downturn could upend a public story that has persisted and grown for nearly 50 years. Politics & World Affairs [Will Boris Johnson's Political Coup Succeed?]( [Anatole Kaletsky]( explains why the UK prime minister's move to suspend Parliament could prove to be a savvy calculation. [Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy]( From Princeton University Press [Straight Talk on Trade]( Ideas for a Sane World Economy By Dani Rodrik An honest discussion of free trade and how nations can sensibly chart a path forward in today’s global economy. "A good introduction to one of the most thought-provoking economists working today." – Edward Hadas, Reuters Breakingviews Economics & Finance [Is Stakeholder Capitalism Really Back?]( [Joseph Stiglitz]( sees reason to doubt the sincerity of the US Business Roundtable's recent renunciation of shareholder primacy. Economics & Finance [Flailing at China]( [Stephen Roach]( says the Trump administration's incoherent policies are compounding the problems it claims to be solving. [Mind Over STEM]( On Point [Mind Over STEM]( [Nicholas Agar]( argues that the technological determinism of the digital age makes the humanities more necessary than ever. Economics & Finance [Why America's CEOs Have Turned Against Shareholders]( [Katharina Pistor]( explains what lies behind the Business Roundtable's support for a multi-stakeholder corporate-governance model. Politics & World Affairs [Two Systems, One World]( [Joschka Fischer]( sees the emergence of a new development model to rival Western democracy as the defining feature of this century. [Corporations with a Conscience?]( Big Picture [Corporations with a Conscience?]( PS Commentators respond to the US Business Roundtable's decision to abandon shareholder primacy. Politics & World Affairs [Will the Iran Conflict Break the West?]( [Mark Leonard]( worries that continued US and Iranian brinkmanship will force EU member states to pick sides. Politics & World Affairs [I Am Not Boris]( [Yanis Varoufakis]( accuses UK Remainers of helping the Brexiteers by hyping a false parallel between him and Boris Johnson. Project Syndicate celebrates its 25th anniversary with PS 25, a collection of our hardest-hitting commentaries so far. [Globalization After the Crisis]( [Globalization After the Crisis]( In 2009, [Justin Yifu Lin]( urged developing economies to pursue their comparative advantage in order to prosper in 2010 and beyond. Politics & World Affairs [Hong Kong's Real Problem Is Inequality]( [Andrew Sheng]( and [Xiao Geng]( blame the ongoing protests on the failures of the city's elected government. Politics & World Affairs [The Battle for Britain]( [Guy Verhofstadt]( hopes that, despite the suspension of Parliament, it still is not too late to prevent a disastrous no-deal Brexit. [Back to School Sale, 50% off. Use discount code SCHOOL.]( 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. This newsletter is a service of [project-syndicate.org](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from this list](