Kanan Makiya
Kanan Makiya, born in Iraq, teaches at Brandeis University and is the author of Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq.
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A Civilization in Crisis
A Civilization in Crisis
Oct 18, 2001 Kanan Makiya
Kanan Makiya, born in Iraq, teaches at Brandeis University and is the author of Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq.
Oct 18, 2001 Kanan Makiya
In the United States and Europe, immigration tends to divide people into opposing camps: those who claim that newcomers undermine economic opportunity and security for locals, and those who argue that welcoming migrants and refugees is a moral and economic imperative. How should one make sense of a debate that is often based on motivated reasoning, with emotion and underlying biases affecting the selection and interpretation of evidence?