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Politics and Policy

Why CEOs Are Reaching Out to the New President

Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes that business leaders are engaging with the new administration because they want to collaborate on areas of shared interest—and steer Trump away from ill-advised policies.

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  • What Will It Cost to Rebuild Canada’s Infrastructure?

    Amarjeet Sohi, Canada’s first-ever minister of infrastructure and communities, discusses the country’s plan to sharply increase public and private investment in infrastructure.

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  • Can Regulators Keep Up with Fintech?

    Can the tech industry’s “move fast and break things” approach create innovation in financial services without wrecking the economy?

  • Three Questions: Prof. Rick Antle on Lowering Corporate Taxes

    As the Republicans’ $1.5 trillion tax package trundles toward a vote in the Senate, we asked Rick Antle, an expert in financial accounting and corporate governance, on how the corporate tax system could be improved.

  • Social Media, the Corporation, and the State

    Yale’s Shyam Sunder assesses some of the complications that arise when multinational corporations become implicated in political questions.

  • Three Questions: Prof. David Bach on European Separatist Movements

    Yale SOM’s David Bach writes the independence movement in Catalonia reflects a widespread rejection of the political establishment.

  • What Has Ireland Learned from Austerity?

    Ireland slashed spending and raising taxes to address a fiscal crisis during the Great Recession. What does Ireland's subsequent recovery say about the effectiveness of austerity?

  • How to Respond to the Equifax Breach

    After the Equifax breach, Yale SOM's Shyam Saunder says, we should put the burden for protecting identities back onto major companies.

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  • Three Questions: Prof. Paul Bracken on Trump and North Korea

    Yale SOM's Paul Bracken, an expert on business and defense strategy, answers questions about President Donald Trump’s exchange of threats with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un.

  • How Fair Is American Society?

    Americans tend to be overly optimistic about economic equality between white and black citizens, according to a new study by Yale researchers.

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  • What’s at Stake in the Healthcare Debate?

    Yale Insights talked to Howard Forman, a Yale physician and economist, about the consequences of Congress passing a repeal of the Affordable Care Act—and what might happen if nothing passes.