The End of College as We Know It? | Robert Kelchen
When COVID-19 hit the United States in March, colleges and universities around the country quickly shifted to remote learning. But, as a new semester begins, the pandemic is nowhere near under control...
1 Sep 202025min
The Arrival of Kamala Harris | Julia Azari
Joe Biden has hinted that, if he wins November’s US presidential election, he will serve only one term. However unlikely that may be, his running mate, Kamala Harris, may well be the next Democratic p...
18 Aug 202028min
Outtakes: Daniel Drezner on the History of the Nation-State
For the past week, we’ve been on VEEP watch – repeatedly checking our phones for any indication that Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for US president, was ready to announce his running m...
11 Aug 20205min
The COVID-19 World Order | Daniel Drezner
For decades, globalization has been narrowing the scope of national sovereignty. Does the COVID-19 pandemic – which has highlighted, yet again, the interconnected nature of today’s most pressing chall...
28 Jul 202031min
How Would Black Economists Change Economics? | Lisa D. Cook
Just 3% of US economics PhDs were awarded to black people in 2017 – a share that has been trending downward since the mid-1990s. This week, we examine the effects of this lack of black representation ...
14 Jul 202025min
The End of Hong Kong? | Minxin Pei
For over a year, China has progressively tightened its grip on Hong Kong. Its latest move – the introduction of a new security law – may spell the death of the “one country, two systems,” and thus dem...
16 Jun 202024min
Special Edition: America’s Dilemma Explodes
George Floyd’s fatal encounter with the police seems to have been a tipping point in the United States. It comes at time when the pandemic has caused unemployment to skyrocket and exposed the life-and...
4 Jun 202030min
Our Digital, No-Touch Future | Marietje Schaake
Not even a pandemic seems to be slowing down the world’s tech giants. Companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Google may emerge as the winners of the COVID-19 crisis, but at what cost to our societies an...
2 Jun 202027min
