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Biden’s industrial policy: what worked, what didn’t, and why it still matters
On this episode, Dan Richards talks with Andrew Schrank, a professor of sociology and international and public affairs at the Watson School, about th…
2 hours ago
A brief history of US interventionism in Iran and beyond
On this episode, Dan Richards spoke with Watson School Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer about the history of U.S. foreign intervention and how it can hel…
2 weeks ago
How US economic policy is interacting with the global economy today
On this episode, Watson School Dean and economist John Friedman talks with economist Sebnem Kalemli Ozcan about how U.S. economic policy in the last …
4 weeks ago
How federal courts shape US public policy — and how that’s changed under President Trump
President Trump has issued more executive orders in the first year of his second term than he did in all four years of his first. These orders — whic…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Are human brains wired for war?
Violent, organized conflict is a near constant in human history.
But why?
Often, large-scale conflicts and wars are explained in material or political …
2 months ago
Shutdown politics, gerrymandering, and the role of Congress as Trump enters his lame-duck phase
When President Trump took office in January, Congress seemed poised to play a supporting role in the story of Trump’s second term. Republicans largel…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Challenging the U.S. foreign policy consensus on Taiwan
In October, President Trump and President Xi Jinping met for the first time in Trump’s new presidential term. The meeting ended with commitments from…
4 months, 1 week ago
The future of the green transition and the climate movement
In August 2022 — just over three years ago — the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law. It represented the largest federal investment in renewa…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Inequality and democracy in India, the US, and beyond
In 2014, Narendra Modi became India’s Prime Minister, marking the beginning of what many experts and international watchgroups identify as a period o…
5 months, 1 week ago
Small Barriers, Big Impact: Rethinking International Development
Bryce Steinberg is a development economist, which means she studies how lower-income countries grow into more prosperous ones.
More specifically, she…
6 months ago