When Your Job Is Your Identity, Professional Failure Hurts More
Jake is three and he is tired. He wants to be picked up and held. “It’s okay sweetie,” his mom, Kate, sings as she reaches down to pick him up.
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How to Step Back from the Brink with Iran
As the Trump administration accuses Iran of attacking oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, rising tensions create a real danger of stumbling into a catastrophic war neither side wants.
When Zombie Neoconservatives Attack
This might be disturbing news to some readers, but the New York Times columnist David Brooks is very unhappy with the American people. Why?
The Us Economic Recovery Is Far From Being a World Record
This month marks the tenth full year of the US economic recovery that began in June 2009.
Inside the Five-Sided Box: Lessons from a Lifetime of Leadership in the Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the single largest institution in America: the Department of Defense. The D.O.D. employs millions of Americans.
First-Price Auctions with Budget Constraints
Consider a first-price, sealed-bid auction with interdependent valuations and private budget constraints.
Nobody’s Asking for Trump to Be a Genius
When we teach, write, or think about foreign policy, there’s a tendency to focus our attention on extremes, either on prominent examples of extraordinary success or cases of abject failure.
The Future Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Humans and Human Rights
What are the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on human rights in the next three decades?
Tackling the Underrepresentation of Women in Media
Around the world, women are far less likely than men to be seen in the media. As subjects of stories, women only appear in a quarter of television, radio, and print news.
The 75th Anniversary of D-Day and the Importance of Allies
America and WWII Allies triumphed on D-Day by working together. Trump is the first president in 75 years who doesn't see the value in reliable friends.
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