Politics & Policy Slouching Towards Brexit By Noah Daponte-Smith July 31, 2017 The prime minister does not seem to know what she wants out of Brexit negotiations.
Politics & Policy On Complacency and the Thinning of Democracy By Noah Daponte-Smith July 28, 2017 In finding a way out of our current malaise, we should take care not to destroy the post-war institutions that have long served us so well.
World Europe Balks at Our Russia Sanctions By Noah Daponte-Smith July 28, 2017 The Europeans are balking at the U.S.’s sanctions on Russia.
Politics & Policy Trump’s Washington and the Degrading of Public Service By Noah Daponte-Smith July 27, 2017 There was a time when devoting one’s career to the public interest was the pinnacle of civic honor & the nation’s most illustrious businessmen answered the call of serviceT
Education Some Hijinks on the Harvard Fraternity Ban By Noah Daponte-Smith July 25, 2017 A report in the Harvard Crimson suggests the university’s fraternity ban may not have been entirely transparent.
Culture BDS, Hypocrisy, and Our Barren Public Sphere By Noah Daponte-Smith July 21, 2017 Free-speech advocates across the political spectrum oppose a Senate bill that would ban anti-Israeli boycotts.
World Illiberal Europe, East of the Elbe By Noah Daponte-Smith July 21, 2017 Poland’s judiciary is under attack, and just as the attack originates in Poland, so too will the solution, with the EU an anxious bystander.
World Rooting for Macron By Noah Daponte-Smith July 19, 2017 Emmanuel Macron has a unique opportunity to reinvigorate the crumbling post-war order. We should all hope he succeeds.
Economy & Business The Uncertain Future of Central Banking By Noah Daponte-Smith July 18, 2017 Are we on the verge of a new model of central banking?
Politics & Policy Trump’s Handshakes and the Personalization of Politics By Noah Daponte-Smith July 14, 2017 What so much interest in Trump’s handshake styles says much about our political culture is not encouraging.