An Academic Meets Public Life
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) has represented the Garden State’s 12th District since 1999. As one of the only two physicists in Congress, he began his career in academia. After teaching at Swarthmore College...
View ArticleCan Corporations Be Good Citizens?
The reputation of big business has taken blow after blow in the last few years. The global financial crisis revealed the risks to the economy of Wall Street excess. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill...
View ArticleHistory Versus Hagiography
Among the many dilemmas a professional historian will face in the course of his or her work, few are as vexing as the question of how, or even if, moral judgement fits with historical interpretation....
View ArticleWhy U.S. Financial Hegemony Will Endure
The United States not only continues to dominate global finance but has become even more central since the 2008 crisis. How did this happen? Note: This article was originally published on October 7,...
View ArticleA Scientist Goes Rogue
Can social media and crowdfunding sustain independent researchers? Note: This article was originally published on August 5, 2013. Ethan Perlstein is a contradiction: an utterly modern researcher who...
View ArticleWhy Write the History of Capitalism?
A new generation of scholars is rewriting the story of capitalism by shaking off the old assumptions of both the Left and Right. Note: This article was originally published on July 8, 2013. Earlier...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Irrational Commuter
The increasing sophistication of data collection and analysis gives us deeper insights into human behavior — and how we make decisions about everyday travel. Note: This article was originally...
View ArticleStill Waiting for Change
Economists are ignoring a class of workers whose wages have been frozen for decades. Note: This article was originally published on August 5, 2013. Since its inception, the minimum wage has provoked...
View ArticleGame Theory Is Useful, Except When It Is Not
The study of strategic interactions is gaining popularity across disciplines, but that does not mean its relevance is universal. Note: This article was originally published on July 8, 2013. Although...
View ArticleScience Journalism and the Art of Expressing Uncertainty
It is all too easy for unsupported claims to get published in scientific publications. How can journalists address this? Note: This piece was originally published on August 4, 2013. Journalism is...
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