Niall Ferguson
Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
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January 16, 2012
"Rich America, Poor America"
Op-Ed, Newsweek
By Niall Ferguson, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
There are “two nations; between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets; who are formed by a different breeding, are fed by a different food, are ordered by different manners, and are not governed by the same laws…THE RICH AND THE POOR.”
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December 19, 2011
"Naughty Newt Gingrich"
Op-Ed, Newsweek
By Niall Ferguson, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
The political establishment gives us Saint Obama and Straight Mitt—that’s why Sinner Newt is the one to beat.
December 5, 2011
"The Fed's Critics Are Wrong: We Need to Avert Depression"
Op-Ed, Newsweek
By Niall Ferguson, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
The Fed is working to prevent an economic calamity. Why do its critics seem eager to repeat the mistakes of 1931?
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November 21, 2011
"Dangers Follow From Congress's Coming Cuts to Defense Spending"
Op-Ed, Newsweek
By Niall Ferguson, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Congress is poised to slash defense spending. Great idea—as long as China remains our buddy and the Middle East embraces brotherly love.
November 15, 2011
Europe’s Disaster Is Headed Our Way
Op-Ed, Newsweek
By Niall Ferguson, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Why should Americans care about the economic crises in Europe, Niall Ferguson asks. "The first reason," he write, "is that, with American consumers still in the doldrums of deleveraging, the United States badly needs buoyant exports if its economy is to grow at anything other than a miserably low rate. And despite all the hype about trade with the Chinese, U.S. exports to the European Union are nearly three times larger than to China."
October 23, 2011
"Yes, Wall Street Helps the Poor"
Op-Ed, Newsweek
By Niall Ferguson, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
"While Naomi Wolf was being arrested for showing solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement, there I was, consorting with the 1 percent the protesters hate. It’s no surprise that the bread-heads enjoy gambling. But to see them using their ill-gotten gains to subvert this nation’s great system of public education! I was shocked, shocked."
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May 17, 2010
"The End of the Euro"
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Newsweek
By Niall Ferguson, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
"Just when it seemed safe to start using the word "recovery," a Greek crisis is threatening the world economy, and the very existence of the world's second-biggest currency."
May 10, 2010
"The Unappealing Choices After an Inconclusive Election"
Op-Ed, Financial Times
By Niall Ferguson, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
"Mr Cameron's third and most attractive option is to try a version of Harold Wilson's strategy after February 1974. The Conservatives clearly lost that election, but Labour were more than 30 seats short of a majority. Wilson formed a minority government and then called a general election eight months later. It worked - just."
May 9, 2010
"Uncertainty vs. Risk"
Op-Ed, New York Times
By Niall Ferguson, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Niall Ferguson, a member of the Belfer Center's board of directors, wrote a review of "The Crisis of Capitalist Democracy," for the New York Times' Sunday Book Review.
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April 23, 2010
"Back to Basics on Financial Reform"
Op-Ed, Wall Street Journal
By Niall Ferguson, Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Ted Forstmann
"In the aftermath, congressional Democrats are claiming that we can have three out of three. In effect, the bill introduced to the Senate by Christopher Dodd purports to prevent future depressions without sacrificing the efficiency of our financial markets or committing taxpayers to future bailouts of the banking system. This trifecta is not credible."
