Category: Politics
Deepfake Politicians May Have a Big Influence on India’s Elections
Jeremy Hsu in New Scientist: Artificial intelligence is enabling India’s politicians to be everywhere at…
A Barnard Professor on What Columbia Owes its Students Right Now
“If we are to reclaim our university, faculty and students must do it together.” By…
Gaza War and Students Protests: Perspectives on the Conflagration
The Ideas Letter: The war in Gaza has inspired powerful protest, unyielding contestation, and claims…
Columbia 1968 & 2024: The Suffering Behind the Protests
Tom Barson in Wisdom of Crowds: I’ve only witnessed one pitched battle in person, and…
Why is Incompetent Leadership Rewarded?
Hot air rises—and so, unfortunately, do many of the aspiring leaders who spout it. Why…
The Genocide Question Plus College Protest Follow-Up
Liz Wolfe at the Reason: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague is…
Of Politicians, Politicos as Newsreaders and Other Curiosities of Our Brave New Digital World
Back in the Summer of 2020, one of my random thoughts–shaken and stirred by the…
Model Civil Service: The Three Imperatives for Civil Servants
Stand and Deliver: Working in public service is no easy feat. Today’s governments face increasing…
Protests and Solidarity
“There is something called the wisdom of crowds … “ Damir Marusic and Shadi Hamid…
Three Questions About Politics and the Campus Protests
By Jess Bidgood at The NY Times: The pro-Palestinian student encampments protesting the war in…
Saturday Poem: Picasso Painting Guernica
She clawed through the rubble of her worldhead covered a scrupulous maid searching for gemsa…
Modi’s India is No Economic Miracle
Talk of Indian Prime Minister Modi’s successful economic stewardship is key to his appeal and…