Politics
Losing the Global Race for Talent
If you are in India and you apply for a visa to enter ...
Ideas
Was Sam Bankman-Fried a Crypto “Televangelist”?
Sam Bankman-Fried was a fascinating figure before anyone ever found out he was ...
Ideas
Crypto May Change How We Govern
I ended my last column on a somewhat vague, utopian note: that self-governing ...
Ideas
Technology and the Creation of Identity
The modern nation-state pins people down by type. Before the advent of the ...
Culture & Society
Rebel Rebel
Let me begin with a confession: Before David Bowie died, I scarcely knew ...
Culture & Society
Harvard’s Big Mistake: It Keeps Telling Its Students They’re Special
After I arrived at Harvard University in 2018 to begin my freshman year, ...
Culture & Society
Is America Really a Meritocracy?
There’s a story that’s often told about America. It makes some people cry, ...
Culture & Society
What James Baldwin Can Teach Us About Race and Identity in America Today
The first time I read James Baldwin, I didn’t know he was Black. ...
Ideas
Why I’m an Optimist
The COVID-19 pandemic turned the question of whether you are an optimist or ...