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Project Syndicate

Nonprofit international media organization

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Jan 13, 2026
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is america doomed

The simple answer is: not doomed, but far from guaranteed—America faces a convergence of economic headwinds, political strain and geopolitical uncertainty that make 2026 a high-stakes year for its ins...

Nov 19, 2025
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New world order

Debate over a “new world order” in 2025 centers on whether U.S. primacy is being replaced by a China-led alternative, a bipolar U.S.–China axis, or a more complex “multiplex” in which Asia and the Glo...

Dec 7, 2025
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What academic studies and datasets compare economic performance across party control of the White House and Congress?

A clear body of academic work and public datasets compares U.S. macroeconomic outcomes by presidential and congressional party control; multiple studies find a post‑WWII “Democratic advantage” — often...

Jan 15, 2026

Does the U.S. have a failed economy

The United States does not currently have a "failed" economy: macro indicators and professional forecasts point to continued growth and resilience rather than collapse, but the expansion is uneven and...

Jan 30, 2026

Will trumpism continue after trump leaves office

is likely to outlast personally because its ideas, tactics, and networks have been institutionalized inside and allied media, but its longevity is conditional—vulnerable to leadership fights, policy r...

Dec 10, 2025

Have any prosecutions or investigations been launched into Trump selling pardons?

No public criminal prosecution charging former president Donald Trump with selling pardons is reported in the provided sources; reporters and analysts instead document an extraordinary and rapid use o...

Feb 2, 2026

Is the american economy going to crash?

The short answer: is not the consensus forecast for 2026, but downside risks are material and concentrated in finance, policy and distributional weakness that could make a correction feel like one for...

Jan 29, 2026

Israel kurdwashing would build consent for an invasion of Syria

’s instrumentalization of Kurdish grievances—what critics call “”—can be framed to generate sympathetic public and elite support for limited interventions in , but the evidence in contemporary reporti...

Dec 31, 2025

George sorts supports islam

George Soros has publicly criticized hardline responses to Islamist terrorism, urged Western societies not to succumb to fear, and framed policy responses around law enforcement and integration rather...

Nov 30, 2025

Are there political or social tensions between Shia and Sunni communities in the UK today?

Tensions between Sunni and Shia communities in the UK have surfaced repeatedly in reporting and local incidents — from mosque graffiti and campus disputes to organised demonstrations and online abuse ...

Nov 24, 2025

Do Republican-run cities have higher violent crime rates than Democratic-run cities after controlling for population and poverty?

Recent, peer-reviewed and journalistic analyses find little evidence that a mayor’s party alone predicts a city’s violent-crime rate after accounting for population and poverty; a January 2025 multi‑c...

Oct 28, 2025

What historical context do critics use to justify or refute Trump Hitler comparisons?

Critics justify Trump–Hitler comparisons by pointing to patterns of that echo features of 20th‑century fascisms; defenders of restraint point to crucial differences in context, scale, ideology, and ou...