Social Sciences
Danielle Allen Debates Far-Right Blogger Curtis Yarvin
Popular monarchist debates Allen on democracy.
by Max J. Krupnick
Under Review: Tony Saich on Chinese Communism at 100
The first century of the Chinese Communist Party—and what impends
Trade Cards in the Age of Invention
A nineteenth-century advertising medium traces the rise of consumer culture.
by Jonathan Shaw
Should Convicted Felons Serve on Juries?
A prosecutor and a defense attorney say, “Yes.”
by Juliet Isselbacher
Power, Petitions, and the People
Petitioning campaigns are a vital complement to democratic voting.
by Jonathan Shaw
Is There Better Than Better?
Ellen Langer rejects binary thinking, embracing instead a “third way.”
by Erin O'Donnell
Linking Mental and Fiscal Health
Around the globe, Vikram Patel finds, improvements in financial or mental health support both.
by Veronique Greenwood
News Briefs
Bigger Allston ambitions, an admissions-lawsuit appeal, and a new center for cities
Between Harvard and St. Louis
The Undergraduate learns about making knowledge mutual.
by Che Applewhaite
Jobs and Jail
Sandra Susan Smith studies work and incarceration in an unequal, atomized America.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
The Fight for the Republic
Bill Kristol discusses the future of the Republican Party and the survival of American constitutional democracy.
by Jonathan Shaw