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Leonid Bershidsky
Putin Takes the Ice for a Game That’s Over
Opponents let their strongman tally lots of hockey goals to recall lost Soviet glory. (Even he knows he's a terrible player.)
Max Hastings
Skewed History Is Becoming a Global Superweapon
It’s not just Russia and China — leaders in democracies such as Japan and France are distorting the past for political ends.
Adrian Wooldridge
Meritocracy, Not Democracy, Is the Golden Ticket to Growth
The price of abandoning it will be less wealth and more poverty.
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"Bloomberg: Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. President Biden briefs the nation on the pipeline cyber attack and the gas supply crunch. Sen. Mike Braun and former Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette react. Plus, Simona Mocuta of State Street on the rise in inflation. (Source: Bloomberg)
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