In his inaugural address in 2009, President Barack Obama stated that "our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from…
There is a low but uncertain probability that climate change could trigger “mega-catastrophes,”
severe and at least partly irreversible…
Development involves change, but many development initiatives produce unimpressive results. The authors ask why and consider how to close…
Ricardo Hausmann on "Product Space" and Development. Ricardo Hausmann, March 2, 2010, Video. "Professor Ricardo Hausmann, director of the…
This article argues that climate change produces discordances in established ways of understanding the human place in nature, and so offers…
Boston, like many other major U.S. cities, experienced an epidemic of gun violence during the late 1980s and early 1990s that was followed…
Presidents and presidential candidates should be assessed more than they usually are on the basis of what may be called constitutional…
Democracy is prone to what may be called presentism - a bias in the laws in favor of present over future generations. I identify the…
Saving Schools traces the story of the rise, decline, and potential resurrection of American public schools through the lives and ideas of…