Surviving Solitude
Why Is Quarantine Reading So Difficult?

A new book by Zena Hitz argues that the pursuit of truth is necessarily a social affair.

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TAI Conversations
How to Fix Globalization—for Detroit, Not Davos

The former Treasury Secretary speaks with Irwin Stelzer and Jeffrey Gedmin on China, “decoupling,” reforming capitalism, and the shape of a post-pandemic fiscal policy.

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Certain Truths in Uncertain Times
To Beat COVID-19, Science Needs the Humanities

Right now, the scientists and public health authorities are running the show, as they should. Yet the humanities can reveal to them some traps they might do well to avoid.

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The Plight of Asylum-Seekers
Freedom of Movement Is a Right, Not a Privilege

Properly crafted restrictions are justified during the pandemic, but abusive policies are proliferating around the world.

Singapore the Improbable VII
Stereotypes In Stereo

Business, money, food, and anxiety: all areas where there is similarity, if not identity, between diasporic Jews and Chinese.

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Religion and Politics
The Dalai Lama as Spiritual Leader

Alexander Norman’s new biography lifts the veil on the Dalai Lama’s spiritual role, showing how it has informed both his political efforts and the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to exploit controversies within Tibetan Bhuddism.

TAI Virtual Conversation
Paul Stebbins on Finding Common Ground

On May 19, 2020 Paul Stebbins joined The American Interest for a virtual discussion moderated by Craig Kennedy.

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The Death of Expertise
The Pandemic Politicized

There isn’t a liberal or conservative way to fight a pandemic. Why do we act as if it’s otherwise?

One Year Later
Volodymyr Zelensky’s Moment of Reckoning

After one year in power, Ukraine’s inexperienced President has made a series of unforced errors and succumbed to the same interest groups he once decried. It is time for a unity government to right the ship.

The China Challenge
What Kind of Regime Does China Have?

Xi’s totalitarian model has precedents in both modern and ancient Chinese history. But it was not—and still isn’t—inevitable.

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