by Sebastian Mallaby | Aug 28, 2016 | Opinion
For more than a third of a century — arguably, since Paul Volcker’s appointment to the Federal Reserve chairmanship in 1979 — the central bank has focused on a single goal: to reduce and stabilize inflation. Legally, it has been required to target full employment,...
by Sebastian Mallaby | Jun 27, 2016 | Opinion
The British vote to leave the European Union may come to be seen as a tipping point in global politics, perhaps more consequential than anything since the fall of the Berlin Wall. It may mark the moment when Europe comes face to face with its own constitutional...
by Sebastian Mallaby | Jun 16, 2016 | Opinion
The Washington Post By Sebastian Mallaby The scariest thing about Britain’s referendum on European Union membership — and the thing that ought to resonate acutely with Americans — is what it exposes about the political culture: the refusal to take responsibility, the...