My soul looks back and wonders. The details are not hard to remember, at least some of them aren’t. They haunt and somewhere lodged in the cracks and crevices of the memories are indications of what was to come. Past as prologue, I guess, or as prophecy. I have avoided returning to these lectures for … Read moreThe Only Answer to the Country’s Troubles
In the early 2000s, one in 12 of the British population was born abroad. Now that figure is closer to one in six—higher than even America, the proverbial land of immigrants. And the number is still rising rapidly; over the last two years, almost 2 million people have moved to the U.K. How did this … Read moreHow Britain Beat America at Immigration
As we mark Passover, when Jews celebrate their founding liberation from a tyrannical Pharaoh who enslaved them, the sages remind us Pharaohs come in all guises and liberation is not a one-time event. It must be re-enacted in each generation and in each heart. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Today,16 million Jews in a world of eight billion … Read moreExodus From Bibi
Tuesday, April 23, was the last day of my class for the semester at Barnard College, Columbia University’s sister college, and I woke up to several emails from my students that morning. “I don’t want to come to campus,” they said. “I don’t feel safe.” I didn’t blame them. Police in riot gear lined up … Read moreWhat Professors Owe Our Students Right Now
Adolf Hitler never won a majority in a free and open national election. He never received more than 37% of the vote in a free and open national election, but he argued that 37% represented 75% of 51%, and demanded political power. It was the political calculus by which the Nazi leader disabled, then dismantled, … Read moreHow Hitler Used Democracy to Take Power
I spent three years among dogs with bloodlines like British royalty. In our world, they would be earls and duchesses. Their names are in stud books that go back countless generations. They are the product of centuries of careful breeding to make them the most perfect versions of themselves. Eh. I like mutts better. [time-brightcove … Read moreWhy the Westminster Dog Show Made Me Appreciate Mutts
After decades of waging a ruinous and counterproductive war on drugs, the U.S. government is finally taking steps in a new direction. President Biden has issued mass pardons for marijuana possession offenses and urged the Drug Enforcement Administration to reschedule pot, so that it may be legally prescribed by physicians. The Food and Drug Administration … Read moreDo Americans Have a Constitutional Right to Use Drugs?
Puerto Rico is participating in the U.S. presidential primaries in late April: Republicans selected delegates for the Republican National Convention (RNC) on April 21, and Democrats hold their primaries a week later. While Puerto Ricans cannot vote in the general election despite being U.S. citizens, they do have the power to shape presidential contests. Puerto … Read morePuerto Rico Is Voting for Its Future
What does it tell us, my students ask, that nine years after Donald Trump oozed down the golden escalator and into contention as Leader of the Free World, the American press, mainstream edition, is still arguing about how to cover him? [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Once the charge was that he gets millions of dollars in free … Read moreWhy This Election Is the Media’s Opportunity to Rebuild Trust
It’s easy to let high stress steal our full attention. Often, high stress leaves us vulnerable to a dysregulated, unproductive state. This means we need reliable resources we can connect to in order to renew and maintain our mental, emotional, and physical energy, and to help us recover from work stressors that, left unchecked, can … Read moreWhen Meaningful Work Backfires