Michael Pettis is a leading economist of China, who has long argued that China's oversaving/underconsumption is a prime  cause of global financial instability.

I was recently interviewed by Martin Burckhardt, the German cultural philosopher, about my new book The Machine Age in Germany. Here is a link to the video of the interview: martinburckhardt.substack.com/p/talking-to-r…

"Rationality is a European construct which is being imposed on the rest of the world". These are enormously dangerous ideas. See John Armstrong on attempts to "decolonise mathematics". youtube.com/watch?v=cQKFZf…

My letter on peace in Ukraine published in today's Financial Times.

I've signed a letter in the Observer today, together with 41 others, urging the government to implement the Freedom of Speech Act. See the full list of signatories here: theguardian.com/theobserver/ar…

I was happy to sign this open letter from academics to Bridget Phillipson, urging the government not to scrap the Freedom of Speech Act. forms.gle/RrFdhzB2Fg44NA…

Pursuing a Ukrainian victory may be more dangerous than we think. Here's my latest article for Prospect on why endless support for Kyiv could lead us down a perilous path: prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe/u…