
Culture & Society
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The Age of Verbiage
The Age of Verbiage
Arvind Subramanian blames today’s nonstop inundation of expert opinion for undermining the quality of public discourse. -
Davos Man Has a People Problem
Davos Man Has a People Problem
Antara Haldar suspects that the socially “disembedded” economic logic of globalization has gone as far as it can go. -
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A Lesson from West Bengal
A Lesson from West Bengal
Kaushik Basu shares what he learned about the state of Indian education on a trip to a remote rural area. -
The Taliban Cannot Defeat Women
The Taliban Cannot Defeat Women
Gordon Brown & Yasmine Sherif sense fissures in the regime following the latest crackdown on access to education. -
The Three-Front War on Academic Freedom
The Three-Front War on Academic Freedom
Tom Ginsburg fears that state intervention, donor pressure, and student demands are jeopardizing American higher education. -
How Threatening Are Threats?
How Threatening Are Threats?
Michele J. Gelfand & Virginia Choi explain how public communication channels can be mined for insights to improve decision-making. -
In Defense of the Art-Targeting Climate Activists
In Defense of the Art-Targeting Climate Activists
Peter Singer shows why eco-activists can properly claim that their non-violent civil disobedience is justified. -
Russian Muppets or American Puppets?
Russian Muppets or American Puppets?
Nina L. Khrushcheva considers the successes and failures of Sesame Street’s 15-year run in a country the US still misunderstands.