Category: Politics
Political Dysfunction Is Harming National Security
Today, when only 28 pct of Americans are satisfied with democracy, why would anyone look…
The Real Scandal of Campus Protest
Erik Baker in the Boston Review: One of the courses I teach is called “Science,…
Did the Occult Influence Karl Marx and Early Communism?
Is spiritualism and materialism paradoxical? Can they coexist? Is the inference that occult is akin…
My Word of the Year: Hostages
By Anatoly Liberman at OUP: The Hebrew word “hostages” can be translated into English as…
‘A Majority of Democratic Voters Believe Israel Is Committing Genocide’
Mehdi Hasan at Zeteo: Despite President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s impassioned…
The Game of Chicken Between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
“Since then, we’ve gotten out of the habit” Benjamin Parker at The Bulwark: Escalation management…
Is International Law Falling Apart?
Chas Newkey-Burden at The Week: The ICC – not to be confused with the International…
What is More Important for a Democracy: Elections or Rights?
Samuel Moyn, a law professor at Yale University, prefers voters to judges Damir Marusic and…
The New York Case Against Trump Relies on a ‘Twisty’ Legal Theory That Reeks of Desperation
Jacob Sullum at Reason: Jurors in Donald Trump’s trial at the New York County Criminal…
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…