"Increases in lifespan are one of the greatest success stories of modern society. Yet while most of us can expect to live longer," writes James Brown, Aston University (Nov. 27th, 2019)
"Few short books have had such a big impact as John Maynard Keynes’s The Economic Consequences of the Peace," writes Michael Cox, London School of Economics (Nov. 27th, 2019)
'In August 19, 2019, Afghanistan marked the 100th anniversary of its independence from Great Britain. Historic as that milestone was for Afghans, it scarcely received mention in the American press," writes Faiz Ahmed, Brown University (Nov. 27th, 2019)
"Nobody really believes that our mental health system is fit for purpose, but too many people persist in reinforcing this failed system," writes Peter Kinderman, University of Liverpool (Nov. 27th, 2019)
"Many see Freeland as ambitious and a possible successor to Trudeau. So does this position favour that aspiration," asks Peggy Nash, Ryerson University (Nov. 27th, 2019)
"Probably the most interesting thing we have learned is how contagious revenge can become, across people and time," says Michele Gelfand, University of Maryland (Nov. 27th, 2019)
"Plato, one of the earliest thinkers and writers about democracy, predicted that letting people govern themselves would eventually lead the masses to support the rule of tyrants. When I tell my college-level philosophy students that in about 380 B.C. he asked “does not tyranny spring from democracy,” they’re sometimes surprised, thinking it’s a shocking connection," writes Lawrence Torcello, Rochester Institute of Technology (Nov. 27th, 2019)