Global Business / Economy
Is Argentina's Economic Experiment Under Milei a Proof of Concept — or a Warning That Libertarian Economics Works Until It Doesn't?Argentina's radical libertarian experiment under Javier Milei has become a global test case — does slashing the state unleash growth, or does it ignore the social costs that make such ideologies collapse in practice? Javier Milei, Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, and Mariana Mazzucato clash over whether Argentina is proving libertarian economics right or exposing its limits.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Decline of Cash Leaving an Entire Generation Without a Backup Plan When the Digital Infrastructure Fails?As cash transactions keep dropping, what happens to an entire generation if the digital payment infrastructure ever fails? Kathy R. Smith, Michael J. Johnson, and Alicia R. Thompson debate whether the shift to cashless is inevitable progress or a risk nobody's adequately preparing for.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Concept of a 'Fair Price' Disappearing in an Era of Personalized Dynamic Pricing — and Should That Alarm You?Is the very idea of a "fair price" becoming obsolete as algorithms tailor what you pay to who you are? Rita McGrath, Michael Schrage, and Amy Scott debate whether personalized dynamic pricing is a natural market evolution or a quiet erosion of consumer trust.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Pursuit of Financial Independence Replacing Community With Optimization — and Losing Something That Doesn't Appear in Any Spreadsheet?Is chasing financial independence quietly trading away the community bonds that no spreadsheet can capture? Dr. Thomas S. W. Gorman, Kara Stevens, and Gary Vaynerchuk debate whether the FIRE movement's relentless optimization empowers people to give back — or isolates them from the relationships that matter most.
Global Business / Economy
Is Consent in the Age of Financial Super Apps a Legal Fiction — or Something That Could Be Fixed If Anyone Actually Wanted To?When you click "I agree" on a financial super app, do you actually know what you're consenting to? Liz Weston, David Z. Morris, and Nicolas Berggruen examine whether meaningful consent is even possible in today's data economy — or whether it's become a legal fiction nobody has the will to fix.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Middle Class a Financial Category — or an Identity That People Cling to Long After the Numbers Say Otherwise?Is being "middle class" about your bank balance — or about who you believe yourself to be? Richard Reeves, Dr. Karen Whitfield, and Dr. Marcus Yoon debate whether the middle class is a shrinking financial bracket or a resilient identity people hold onto even as the numbers no longer back it up.
