Argentina:
“Singer
recruits former Secretary of State Albright for its dispute with Argentina.”
MercoPress article.
“A Sensible Step to Mitigate
Sovereign Bond Dysfunction.” Anna Gelpern writing for the Peterson
Institute for International Economics.
“Holdouts
give vultures a bad name.” Martin Wolf writing for the Financial Times.
“Contract
Exuberance.” Anna Gelpern blog post at Credit
Slips.
“Argentina
passes new debt bill with eye on next payment.” Reuters article.
“Argentina
right to seek global debt restructuring: Stiglitz.” Reuters article.
Ukraine and Related Issues:
“War
in Europe: Putin has invaded Ukraine. Is it hysterical to prepare for total war
with Russia? Or is it naive not to?” Anne Applebaum article in Slate. She is an American journalist who
is married to Radosław Sikorski, Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her
article conveys the nervousness and fear in Eastern Europe about Russia.
“Russia's
army is so brazen they painted this tank with the name of its Ukrainian target.”
Max Fisher writing for Vox.
“Putin
Has Done NATO a Big Favor.” John Cassidy of The New Yorker.
“Finland’s
Lesson for Ukraine.” René Nyberg op-ed for The New York Times.
“Arm
Ukraine or Surrender.” Ben Judah op-ed for The New York Times.
“Ukraine:
A Catastrophic Defeat.” Blog post by Tim Judah for The New York Review of Books. (Note: Tim Judah is Ben Judah’s
father and my cousin.)
“Why
#RussiaInvadedUkraine Matters.” New
York Times op-ed by Chrystia Freeland.
“Russia’s
Next Land Grab.” New York Times
op-ed by Brenda Shaffer.
“Too
smart by half? Effective sanctions have always been hard to craft.” Economist article.
“Why
the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault: The Liberal Delusions That Provoked
Putin.” Article by John J. Mearsheimer in Foreign Affairs. Note the rebuttals below.
“The
Ukraine Blame Game: The Ukraine conflict is less about NATO than its
longstanding desire to break away from Russia.” Michael Crowley writing for
U.S. News and World Report.
“Is the West to Blame for
Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine? Of Course Not!” Anders Aslund writing for
the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
“Time
to end the bloody Ukraine conflict.” Katrina vanden Heuvel, writing for The Washington Post, agrees with John J.
Mearsheimer. She is the editor and publisher of The Nation.
Miscellaneous:
“Christine
Lagarde, I.M.F. Chief, Under Investigation in France.” New York Times article.
“What’s
The Matter With France?” Paul Krugman blog post.
“Austerity,
France and Memories” Simon Wren-Lewis blog post.
“The
Greater Depression.” Brad DeLong writing for Project Syndicate.
“Tragedy
or Triumph.” Linda Greenhouse writing for The New York Times about the recess appointment decision of the U.S.
Supreme Court.
“The
Obamacare train keeps not wrecking.” Ezra Klein writing for Vox.
“Legal
memos released on Bush-era justification for warrantless wiretapping.” Ellen
Nakashima writing for The Washington Post.
“Where
Prices Don’t Want to Rise.” Floyd Norris writing for The New York Times.
“Foreign
Powers Buy Influence at Think Tanks.” New
York Times article by Eric Lipton, Brooke Williams, and Nicholas Confessore.
“You
Missed $1 Trillion Return Agreeing With Fed Naysayers.” Bloomberg article
by Cordell Eddings.
“Apple
Pay and the CFPB.” Adam Levitin at Credit
Slips argues that Apple may be subject to financial regulation because of
Apple Pay.
“Steve
Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent.” Nick Bilton writing for The New York Times.
“New
sparks fly between CIA, Senate Intelligence Committee.” Ali Watkins writing
for the McClatchy newspapers.
“Last
Week Tonight with John Oliver: Scottish Independence.” Video from the HBO program.
