What’s in Biden’s National Security Strategy? Stacie Goddard - October 13, 2022 The NSS conveys the president’s vision – and the country’s ‘grand strategy.’
Urban flooding has everything to do with real estate corruption Malini Ranganathan - September 9, 2022 In Bengaluru and elsewhere, shady land deals and the effects of climate change are a disastrous mix
The FEC is allowing ‘foreign entities’ to donate to U.S. referendum campaigns. That’s a problem. Dov Levin - November 18, 2021 Most critics are missing the biggest concern
Trump’s efforts to tighten immigration ignore the contributions of foreign-born workers Harvey Lodish and Bruce Peabody - July 16, 2020 Here’s the evidence.
Trump wants to limit immigration to protect jobs. Will that work? Margaret Peters - June 28, 2020 Immigration allows U.S. companies to attract top talent from around the world
Is TikTok a threat to national security? Geoffrey Gertz - November 11, 2019 Why the U.S. government is cracking down on Chinese tech firms
Why buying Greenland wouldn’t really help the U.S. economy (even if it were for sale) Jonathan N. Markowitz and Benjamin Graham - August 28, 2019 Unlike Russia, the United States no longer depends on resource extraction.
Conservatives say Google and Facebook are censoring them. Here’s the real background. Shannon C. McGregor and Daniel Kreiss - July 31, 2019 The social media giants say they don’t want to regulate political speech. But they already are.
What conservatives get wrong about cosmopolitans Charles Seguin and Brandon Gorman - July 26, 2019 ‘Citizens of the world’ aren’t so elite after all.
Europe is targeting Big Tech with new taxes. It’s straining the transatlantic alliance. Rasmus Corlin Christensen and Martin Hearson - July 17, 2019 Trump’s new investigation is only the latest skirmish in this new divide.
Silicon Valley paints itself as a hotbed of free enterprise. Here’s how the government helped build it. Henry Farrell - July 16, 2019 Margaret O’Mara’s book explains how government, women and marketing pizzazz helped build up Silicon Valley.
Why Facebook is pushing Libra Ben Power - June 20, 2019 Facebook’s new digital currency comes with large risks.
It’s no accident that Facebook is so addictive Henry Farrell - August 6, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76369" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Facebook logo appears on screens
The FBI blunder on phone encryption, explained Henry Farrell - May 30, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73921" align="aligncenter" width="333"] Yale University Press[/caption] The FBI has
Today, a new E.U. law transforms privacy rights for everyone. Without Edward Snowden, it might never have happened. Nikhil Kalyanpur and Abraham Newman - May 25, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73788" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former National Security Agency contractor Edward
There’s more to Russia’s cyber interference than the Mueller probe suggests Ryan Maness and Margarita Jaitner - March 12, 2018 An underlying theme running through special counsel Robert S. Mueller
This simple technological fix helped veterans get health benefits Henry Farrell - February 22, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69529" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] The U.S. Digital Service team. (courtesy
Why would authoritarian Belarus liberalize cryptocurrencies? Tatsiana Kulakevich - January 25, 2018 The rise of virtual currencies is pushing governments around the
America’s tech entrepreneurs are Democrats not libertarians, but they may be changing the Democratic Party Neil Malhotra and David Broockman - September 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63844" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A logo sign at the headquarters
Information technology can help build peace. This is how. Kristian Hoelscher and Jason Miklian - August 24, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62752" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter provides
Hackers have just dumped a treasure trove of NSA data. Here’s what it means. Henry Farrell - April 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56884" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Department of Justice staffers install posters
If Trump restricts skilled immigrants, the U.S. could lose jobs to other countries Layna Mosley and David Singer - March 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55712" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during
An Indian immigrant is murdered in Kansas. It’s part of a spike in hate crimes against South Asians Sangay Mishra - March 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54999" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Alok Madasani, center, who was wounded
Why you should read Max Gladstone’s fantasy novels if you’re interested in politics Henry Farrell - July 26, 2016 (Tor Books) Max Gladstone's new book, "Four Roads Cross," is
Before you get surgery, check this evidence: Less-invasive treatments work better Tobias Konitzer and David Rothschild - June 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43176" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (iStock)[/caption] In 2015, President Obama heavily
Three reasons why nominating Sri Srinivasan for the Supreme Court could change U.S. elections Sono Shah and Karthick Ramakrishnan - March 14, 2016 President Obama seems to be making good his pledge to
Why China’s role in Africa isn’t as dominant as you think Jake Bright and Aubrey Hruby - December 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33123" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Chinese President Xi Jinping walks with
Obama says that Europeans are using privacy rules to protect their firms against U.S. competition. Is he right? Henry Farrell - February 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21392" align="alignnone" width="620"] President Obama speaks at the White
Bitcoin’s financial network is doomed Henry Farrell - December 16, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19140" align="alignnone" width="620"] A customer's receipt for a transaction
Bitcoin's financial network is doomed Henry Farrell - December 16, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19140" align="alignnone" width="620"] A customer's receipt for a transaction
The E.U. isn't censoring searches on a former Merrill Lynch banker. Google is. Henry Farrell - July 3, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12623" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Google employee helps direct people
The E.U. isn’t censoring searches on a former Merrill Lynch banker. Google is. Henry Farrell - July 3, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12623" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Google employee helps direct people
Vergara vs. California: Are the top 0.1% buying their version of education reform? Mark Palko - June 23, 2014 On Tuesday, a California superior-court judge ruled that the state’s
Five key questions – and answers – about how digital culture is hurting art Henry Farrell - May 6, 2014 Astra Taylor is the author of "The People's Platform: Taking
Why scientific research needs both public and private support John Aldrich - March 20, 2014 [caption id="attachment_8287" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Technicians installed the $50 million
The ‘failure’ of the ‘reset:’ Obama’s great mistake? Or Putin’s? - March 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7420" align="aligncenter" width="559" special=""] Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Alexei
The 'failure' of the 'reset:' Obama's great mistake? Or Putin's? Erik Voeten - March 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7420" align="aligncenter" width="559" special=""] Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Alexei
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: A Q&A with Peter Singer Erik Voeten - January 14, 2014 [caption id="attachment_5257" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Peter Singer (Brookings Institution)[/caption] Peter Singer
Joel Kotkin thinks the Republicans can win by moving to the left of the Democrats on economic issues. Somehow I don’t think this makes much sense. Andrew Gelman - November 28, 2012 Joel Kotkin writes that the Republican party can win by
The small but important group of super-rich funders of the Democratic party Andrew Gelman - May 26, 2012 Jay Livingston alerted me to this remark by conservative journalist
Maybe “The Big Sort” Never Happened John Sides - March 20, 2012 Many readers will remember the book The Big Sort by