In a 2008 speech to the Association of American Universities, the former Texas A&M University president and then-Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates declared that “we must again embrace eggheads and ...

Political mandates are myths of the mind crafted by those who claim that they have them. Assertions of mandates are also powerful recipes for political disaster and overreach. This is the lesson ...

When Vladimir Putin unleashed an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the Ukrainian media, public and policymakers almost unanimously began calling the Russian president and the state he ...

WASHINGTON — The latest buzzword in the presidential election is “landslide.” The media — from the Arab News to The Washington Post — have seized on it, and a group of eager Clinton supporters even ...

Jonathan Kirshner is Professor of Political Science and International Studies. His research and teaching interests focus on international relations, political economy (especially macroeconomics and ...

Alexander Kaurov receives funding from Harvard University. People who lean left politically reported an increase in trust in scientists during the COVID-19 pandemic, while those who lean right ...

On Sunday, The New York Times reported that the Trump administration plans to define “gender” based on people’s external genitalia, as part of their larger efforts to roll back protections for ...

In the past two years, gender inequality has repeatedly made headlines. Consider a few examples from this summer. Since the Women’s World Cup, the U.S. women’s national team has been fighting for ...