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Daniel Kahneman Says Humans Are Noisy. (He’s Not Talking About Volume.)

“In this conversation, Kara Swisher talks to Kahneman about how companies and individuals can reduce noise, how systems can become more fair and whether we would all be better off if we let some of…

Why Aren’t There More Women Economists at the United Nations?

“The most credentialed women economists are generally underrepresented throughout the workplace, with more than two-thirds of economics doctoral degrees in the United States awarded to men, and only…

How Nations Face Crises

“Speed, agility and technology are key to overcoming catastrophe” (Niall Ferguson, 2021).

What to Do About Gaza

“The current spasm of violence between Hamas and Israel is following a familiar, tragic pattern that reflects a broken status quo. Devising a viable solution will not be easy, but it is possible with…

Playing The China Card

“Any effort to lean on the external threat of China as a basis for overcoming domestic divisions at home is unlikely to succeed and likely to harm U.S. interests at home and abroad” (Ryan Hass,…

Capitalism Doesn't Have to Be That Way

“Today’s paramount form of capitalism is not the only possible variant, nor was the volatile, boom-and-bust, panic-prone one that prevailed for most of two centuries through the Great Depression. An…

Pivoting to the East

“If a new cold war has in fact begun, it’s not one of liberalism versus authoritarianism, but rather a struggle of former colonies against former colonizers” (Meduza and Maxim Trudolyubov, 2021).

How to design anti-discrimination policies that actually work

“In constantly tweaking their diversity training in the hope of finding something that does, police departments struggle with a higher-stakes version of a problem confronting many American…

How Hacking Became a Professional Service in Russia

“Although Russian law-enforcement bodies periodically mount operations aimed at domestic cybercriminals, they generally turn a blind eye to those who use Russia as a base for infiltrating foreign…

The Banality of Democratic Collapse

“America’s democratic experiment may well be nearing its end...Republicans might take power legitimately; they might win through pervasive voter suppression; G.O.P. legislators might simply refuse to…