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The Dark Horses of Surveillance Capitalism: How a Menagerie of New Actors Are Bypassing Privacy Rules and Super-Charging Surveillance Capitalism
1+ day, 28+ min ago (360+ words) Harvard Kennedy School The Dark Horses of Surveillance Capitalism: How a Menagerie of New Actors Are Bypassing Privacy Rules and Super-Charging Surveillance Capitalism Often these practices involve "re-identification" using data that is anonymized at source, but then re-combined with data…...
Could This Truly Be the End of Universalism? Starting 2026 with Reflections on Gaza, the Maduro Abduction, and Some of the World's Neglected Conflicts (Sudan, Tigray, Yemen, Myanmar, and the Uyghurs)
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (688+ words) By Mathias Risse, Harvard University Evidence from Gaza, Venezuela, and the world's neglected conflicts points toward the painful conclusion that we are living through the disintegration of universalism as an organizing principle of international order." Together, these cases suggest that…...
The Lion and the Fury: Faces of American Leadership and the Soul of the West
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1067+ words) By Mathias Risse, Harvard University Both men are Americans. Both claim the Christian tradition. But only one of them is actually within it. No single juxtaposition captures the current situation more sharply than that'between two acts of public prayer that…...
"A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight:" The Day the American President Threatened Genocide
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (755+ words) By Mathias Risse, Harvard University On April 7, 2026, the President of the United States wrote on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." He was speaking of Iran and its 90 million people. When…...
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2+ day, 8+ hour ago (21+ words) As Culture War Proponents Fixate on LGBTQI+ Rights Globally, India's Government Removes Hard-Fought Protections from Transgender Indians'Harvard Kennedy School...
Are we officially at war with Iran?
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (674+ words) Historian and foreign relations expert Fredrik Logevall explains how the United States declares war'and what makes President Trump's approach different. We spoke with'Fredrik Logevall, the Laurence D. Belfer Professor of History and International Affairs at HKS and an expert in international…...
Explainer: Why is it so hard to file taxes in the United States?
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (289+ words) Filing taxes in the United States is harder and more expensive than in many countries; an HKS expert explains why." In the United States, tax filing is due on April 15th. As the day approaches, Americans pull together forms, calculate deductions,…...
Why is the war in Iran so expensive?
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (627+ words) The war in Iran costs'America'two billion dollars each day, says war budgeting expert Linda Bilmes'and will cost at least one trillion overall.' We spoke with Professor Linda Bilmes, the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and a leading…...
America at 250: Jill Lepore asks Pete Buttigieg, Drew Faust, and Eddie Glaude about the state of our union
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (954+ words) The first conversation in a series marking the country's big anniversary explores unity, disunion, and the future of democracy. It literally was an idea ahead of its time. " Before his unexpected death in 2025, Setti Warren envisioned celebrating the nation's 250 birthday…...
Tied to the Tipping Point? Dislodging Big Tech Monopoly Power
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (268+ words) Harvard Kennedy School Tied to the Tipping Point? Dislodging Big Tech Monopoly Power Please join us for this M-RCBG Technology & Regulation hybrid seminar. Nancy Rose and Jonathan Sallet present ongoing research that explores how the concept of "tipping" in digital…...