Jul. 09, 2021 | Daron Acemoglu & Michael Bluhm Avoidant Behavior What’s behind the U.S. administration’s deal for a global minimum corporate tax? Daron Acemoglu on evasion, jobs, and finding the right rate. 11 minute read
Jul. 08, 2021 | Phoebe Maltz Bovy Stress Position How is social media affecting mental health? Tom Chivers on the psychology of life online. 8 minute read
Jul. 07, 2021 | Ben Dreyfuss & Graham Vyse Junkies What’s next for U.S. media that learned to thrive from Trump addiction? Ben Dreyfuss on the business of “getting people hooked on politics.” 14 minute read
Jul. 06, 2021 | Michael Bluhm Crime Wave Why is the murder rate in America on the rise? Tom Clark on the pandemic, guns, and the erosion of trust. 15 minute read
Jul. 02, 2021 | Graham Vyse Access Denied Are U.S. elections in peril? David Becker on the battle over voting “integrity” and an underlying struggle for democracy in America. 14 minute read
Jul. 01, 2021 | Michael Bluhm & Minxin Pei One Country, One System Has China finally crushed freedom in Hong Kong? Minxin Pei on censorship, indoctrination, and the weaknesses of totalitarianism. 12 minute read
Jun. 30, 2021 | Phoebe Maltz Bovy National Ghosts Should Canada Day be cancelled? Jonathan Kay on a multicultural democracy’s colonial reckonings. 12 minute read
Jun. 29, 2021 | Graham Vyse Homeland How serious is the U.S. domestic-terrorism threat? Mark Pitcavage on violent extremism in America. 12 minute read