The Professor and the Politician
For Max Weber, only the most heroic figures could generate meaning in the world. Does his theory hold up today? … Continue readingThe Professor and the Politician
Is There Really a Plot to Use Migrants to Turn America Blue?
A top GOP talking point of this election is that Democrats are rigging the vote through illegal immigration. Is there any truth to it? … Continue readingIs There Really a Plot to Use Migrants to Turn America Blue?
26th Amendment: Drafted Elsewhere, Deliberated by a Select Few, Passed in Supreme Haste
Umair Javed in Dawn: (T)his amendment carries the element of being person-specific, at least in the current moment. … Continue reading26th Amendment: Drafted Elsewhere, Deliberated by a Select Few, Passed in Supreme Haste
‘Yin,’ ‘Yang’ and the ‘Dao’: “Xi Jinping Thought”
Xi has reversed the pragmatic “learn from practice” approach of Deng Xiaoping’s “reform and opening up”. … Continue reading‘Yin,’ ‘Yang’ and the ‘Dao’: “Xi Jinping Thought”
How Donald Trump Made Anti-Globalization a Right Wing Calling Card
Twenty-five years ago, fighting globalization was a cause of left-wing anarchists. How did it become a cornerstone of Trumpism? … Continue readingHow Donald Trump Made Anti-Globalization a Right Wing Calling Card
The Future of Political Science
Impotence Through Relevance? Faustian Bargains, Beyond Impact and the Future of Political Science. … Continue readingThe Future of Political Science
Autocracy, Kleptocracy and the Threat to Democracy
The Dictators Who Want to Run the World provides an incisive exposition and analysis of how autocrats function in the world today… … Continue readingAutocracy, Kleptocracy and the Threat to Democracy
Noam Chomsky on How America Sanitizes the Horror of Its Wars
Noam Chomsky, the Author of “The Myth of American Idealism” Explores the Origins of America’s Hegemonic Foreign Policy. … Continue readingNoam Chomsky on How America Sanitizes the Horror of Its Wars
Marshall Plans
At September’s UN General Assembly in New York, Brazil’s President Lula described the international financial system as a “Marshall Plan in reverse” … Continue readingMarshall Plans
How to Make Lying Unpopular in Politics
Lying matters. It poisons our discourse, breeds cynicism about government, and makes it difficult to have serious conversations… … Continue readingHow to Make Lying Unpopular in Politics
Indian and Israeli Ethno-Nationalism
Balmurli Natrajan: “Hinduism has many aspects to it that have really nothing to do with Hindutva.” … Continue readingIndian and Israeli Ethno-Nationalism
Kishore Mahbubani on the U.S.-China Rivalry and More
Project Syndicate: Last year, you suggested that a prevailing “culture of pragmatism,” exemplified by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), explains the lack of major wars in Asia in recent decades.
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