Michael R. Strain
Bloomberg
Washington, DC, United States
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The World Bank Must Take Bolder Action on Climate
Its own history shows that multinational development banks have the power to tackle global challenges — and no challenge is bigger than climate change. → Read More
What I Learned from Pope Benedict
The biggest impact his ministry has had on me is not scholarly. Instead, it is deeply personal. → Read More
End the Emergency Powers
Now that the Covid crisis is contained, it’s untenable to keep emergency declarations in place. → Read More
Climate Progress Is Happening, Just Not Fast Enough
The COP27 conference was a win for the planet, but more work — and investment — is crucial. → Read More
Data Can Unleash Massive New Green Investment
To unlock a clean-energy future, investors and businesses need the facts at their fingertips. → Read More
McConnell’s PACs Spend Millions to Bail Out Trump’s Candidates
Super PACs affiliated with Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell are spending hundreds of millions to shore up Trump-endorsed candidates while the former president spends very little. → Read More
Liz Truss’s economic plan caused a furor. But it’s actually sound.
Markets and political commentators wildly overreacted to an agenda that should push the U.K. in the right direction. → Read More
On Climate Change, Republicans Need a Crash Course in Capitalism
Red-state lawmakers are increasingly trying to interfere in private firms’ decision-making. They’re making a terrible mistake. → Read More
Military Recruitment Woes Endanger National Security
The US is facing a shortfall of troops. Here’s how to solve the problem. → Read More
Charter-School Change Is a Victory for Children
The Biden administration was right to reverse course on a proposal that would have limited charter-school growth. → Read More
Even in Trying Times, July Fourth Is a Day for Optimism
The great principle of the Declaration of Independence — that all men are created equal — is as essential today as it was in 1776. → Read More
A Wake-Up Call for Public Education
Falling enrollment in America’s schools is a sign of a system in crisis. → Read More
Will US Inflation Lead to Recession?
If economic conditions slow more abruptly than the Fed expects, it will need to respond more nimbly to softening in 2022 than it did to strengthening in 2021 in order to prevent a recession. → Read More
Why I’m Bullish on Britain, and Betting on Its Future
The UK is an economic and cultural powerhouse, and needs top-notch journalism to match. That’s why I’m investing in a major expansion of our UK reporting operations. → Read More
Cancel Culture Is Bipartisan. Let’s Unite to Fight It
Righteous intolerance is one of the gravest threats a democracy can face. → Read More
Harnessing American Innovation for Our Defense
We must ensure that our service members are fully benefiting from the technological innovations being pioneered by the people they’re protecting. → Read More
A Defining Moment for the Roberts Court
Nearly 50 years after Roe v. Wade, the future of women’s rights — and the Supreme Court’s reputation — hangs in the balance. → Read More
Extra Benefits for Anti-Vax Jobless? Really?
Republicans were right to worry that lavish Covid unemployment insurance could slow the recovery. But now they’re rewarding people who lose jobs for defying employer vaccine mandates. → Read More
Children Cannot Afford Teacher Walkouts
And we must not stand for them. → Read More
Follow De Blasio’s Lead and Keep Schools Open During Omicron
Classroom shutdowns set back poor children’s education and kept parents out of the workforce. Don’t let the latest variant make this disaster worse. → Read More