"I was persuaded by the Hardings’ argument that the current global situation is very dangerous, threatening economic stability, environmental sustainability and peace. The slow growth or worse will encourage the trends toward populism and authoritarianism, and a spiral into more protectionism," writes Diane Coyle, Professor at the University of Cambridge (Nov. 13th, 2019)
"With the lack of checks and balances, the position of prime minister is perhaps the most unchecked head of government among the democracies," writes Julia Rodgers, Dalhousie University (Nov. 13th, 2019)
"The only way Democrats win is with an agenda of fundamental democratic and economic reform, such as provided by," writes Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor (under Bill Clinton), University of California (Nov 6th, 2019)
"But while no one can deny that the founders were brilliant political architects, no one should mistake them for champions of democracy in any modern sense, either," writes J.M. Opal, McGill University (Nov. 6th, 2019)
"Imagine if we turned to LeBron James, a truly great basketball player, to get advice on how best to deal with global warming. LeBron is a smart guy, but no one would expect him to have special insights into dealing with global warming, in spite of his incredible skills on the basketball court. In the same vein, why would anyone think that Zuckerberg would know or care about how Facebook should be run in a way that protects democracy?" writes Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C. (Nov. 6th, 2019)
"The masterful economist and shrewd British Statesman, John Maynard Keynes, once remarked: 'Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.' One didn’t need to look further than many of the day’s political capitals to witness politicians in the very shackles that Keynes alluded to," writes Aly Kamadia, Editor-In-Chief of iDose (Oct. 30th, 2019)
"In his new book Politics and the Anthropocene (Polity), Duncan Kelly, Professor of Political Thought and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge, considers how this new geological era could shape our future by engaging with the recent past of political thought and the potential for democratic politics to negotiate this challenge. In this interview he speaks to Robert McLachlan, Distinguished Professor in the School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University." (Oct. 30th, 2019)
"Investigations often damage a president’s reputation in the public eye – but that may not matter to a historically unpopular president like Trump," write Douglas L. Kriner, Cornell University and Eric Schickler, University of California, Berkeley (Oct. 30th, 2019)
"But what exactly is “dark money,” and why is it considered a problem? As a law professor who studies campaign finance, I’d like to answer those questions and explain how improved disclosure laws could shed some light on dark money," writes Richard Briffault, Columbia University (Oct. 30th, 2019)