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Economics 101
Rebooting the Dismal Science
Michael Mandelbaum

Candor, humility, and a greater openness to a variety of approaches—three ways to make economics great again as a serious field of study.

 Published: 2018-04-25 10:33:18
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Brave New Digital World
Facebook’s Russian Business Model
Diane Francis

The social media giant is to technology what Russia has been to geopolitics.

 Published: 2018-04-24 11:24:23
 
The Best Words
Trump and the Future of English
John McWhorter

The President’s language usage reflects less how we will use language than ways that we actually already do.

 Published: 2018-04-23 11:20:32
 
Pushing Back
Countering a Kleptocratic Kremlin
Larry Diamond

We must remember that predatory authoritarianism is not stamped into the Russian DNA.

 Published: 2018-04-20 12:19:52
 
Lessons from California
The Question of Borders
Bruce E. Cain

Immigration today raises many of the same issues that were debated in the 1980s and 1990s—and the Golden State is once again at the heart of the matter.

 Published: 2018-04-18 10:27:24
 
Cart Before the Horse
Misdiagnosing the Western Crisis
Dalibor Rohac

Trump, fake news, and Russian belligerence are symptoms of the West’s disease, not its causes.

 Published: 2018-04-16 12:29:19
 
Better Angels
America’s Sign Language
David Blankenhorn

Why looking at our signs is looking at us.

 Published: 2018-04-11 11:49:45
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Episode 195: Ross Douthat on Pope Francis
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Richard Aldous speaks with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat on his new book about Pope Francis and the future of the Catholic Church.
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Niagara Falls Moment #1
New Cold War…Not

If we misuse terms, our thinking becomes muddled. Take the suddenly ubiquitous phrase: “new Cold War.”

 Published: Apr 20, 2018
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Democracy, Development & the Rule of Law
Why Populism?
The Populist Surge

Trumpist populism could easily linger longer than most people readily assume.

 Published: Feb 09, 2018
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It is my pleasure to welcome you to this blog about the issues and challenges confronting democracy at home and abroad.

 Published: Oct 30, 2017
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