A selection of articles:
Why it’s hard to measure antisemitism, Slow Boring, April 17, 2024
A causal link between air pollution and lower earnings, Boston Globe, December 1, 2022
A Proxy War in Ukraine is the Worst Possible Outcome—Except for all the Others, War on the Rocks, March 29, 2022
For much of the electorate, Europe is now the issue that determines party allegiance. This cleavage has overwhelmed voters’ views on almost everything else. LSE British Politics and Policy, September 2, 2021
Voters, Brexit and the limits of party loyalty, UK in a Changing Europe, August 26, 2021
Lotteries and prizes aren’t working. Here’s how to boost vaccination rates. Boston Globe, July 19, 2021
The Olympics may make the world worse, Boston Globe, June 30, 2021
A Pandemic Isn’t the Only Kind of “Catastrophic Risk.” It’s Time to Prepare More Seriously for the Next. Just Security, June 16, 2021
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Faster vaccine trials could save lives without sacrificing ethics, Boston Globe, March 18, 2021
Research confirms: Attractive people get the breaks, Boston Globe, March 12, 2021
The great myth of campus socialism, Boston Globe, Feb 24, 2021
It’s Susan B. Anthony Day. Here’s how women’s suffrage changed the world. The Washington Post Monkey Cage, Feb 15, 2021
The US is less polarized than you might think, Boston Globe, Feb 10, 2021
How to tackle inequality without triggering a backlash, Boston Globe, Feb 7, 2021
America’s international reputation is tattered, but our money can help repair it. Boston Globe, January 18, 2021
After this summer’s protests, Americans think differently about race. That could last for generations. The Washington Post Monkey Cage, Oct 12, 2020
Algorithms may never really figure us out — thank goodness, Boston Globe, September 20, 2020
America’s Exceptional Housing Crisis: How the Rest of the World Tamed Runaway Home Prices, Foreign Affairs, September 14, 2020
The pandemic is making people more religious, Boston Globe, August 27, 2020
How to Study Racial Disparities, Scientific American, August 14, 2020
Will America’s Alliances Survive the Trump Era? Foreign Policy, July 14, 2020
Who can convince Americans to follow the science on coronavirus? Religious leaders. The Washington Post Monkey Cage, May 8, 2020
Can Oman’s New Leader Uphold Sultan Qaboos’s Peaceful Legacy? A Flagging Economy Threatens the Sultanate’s Role as a Trusted Mediator. Foreign Affairs, January 14, 2020
Is the World Getting Safer? New research debunks the theory that wars are becoming less deadly and less frequent. Foreign Policy, January 12, 2020
British voters used to care about political parties. Now they just care about Brexit, The Washington Post Monkey Cage, September 18, 2019
Keeping the Adversary’s Secrets Secret, Lawfare, April 17, 2019
Washington and the ‘Most Dangerous Place in the World’: Why the United States keeps getting South Asia wrong, Foreign Policy, February 24, 2019
If you want Israelis to favor peace negotiations, let them trade stocks, The Washington Post Monkey Cage, July 31, 2018
Brexit is a mess — and Trump's visit sure didn't help, The Washington Post Monkey Cage, July 16, 2018
ExasperaTED, The Times Literary Supplement, October 25, 2017
The Economist explains: Why the world has so many Guineas, The Economist, September 2017
Dependent judiciary: Poland’s government is putting the courts under its control, The Economist, July 2017
Policing the club: What can the EU do to punish Poland? The Economist, July 2017
Nationalists unite: Donald Trump’s speech could have been written by Poland’s populists, The Economist, July 2017
Not so amazing: “Spider-Man: Homecoming” feels underdeveloped, The Economist, July 2017
The Economist explains: What is the difference between nationality and citizenship? The Economist, July 2017
Magyars en Marche! A new Hungarian liberal party challenges the autocratic Viktor Orban, The Economist, June 2017
Stop spoiling Hungary’s prime minister: What to do when Viktor Orban erodes democracy The Economist [leader], June 2017
Ravenously Hungary: Taxes to trim waistlines are spreading across Europe, The Economist, June 2017
Tropical storm: Britain’s European allies desert it in a vote at the UN, The Economist, June 2017
The Economist explains: What do election observers do? The Economist, June 2017
Princesses of the blood: Who gets into more wars, kings or queens? The Economist, June 2017
A dream of Schengen: Visa-free travel in Africa remains far off, The Economist, June 2017
In tatters: A horrific attack in Kabul shows the Afghan government’s weakness, The Economist, June 2017
Don’t write off populists just yet, The Economist, May 2017
When Every Opinion is as Good as Any Other: On “The Death of Expertise”, Los Angeles Review of Books, March 9, 2017
Workers Are People: The Economics of the Immigration Debate, Los Angeles Review of Books, December 10, 2016
Adrift in the Present: On Mark Lilla’s “The Shipwrecked Mind,” Los Angeles Review of Books, October 23, 2016
A Daughter of Bangladeshi Revolutionaries Makes Sense of Life After the War, NewYorker.com, October 20, 2016
Sex, pigeons and vengeful massage therapists, London Review of Books blog, August 8, 2016
After 50 years, the Freedom of Information Act needs updating, Los Angeles Times, July 8, 2016
Want to Save the World? Try Using Cold Hard Cash, The New Republic, May 24, 2016
Implicit Bias, London Review of Books blog, April 7, 2016
Safety First: Entering the Age of Artificial Intelligence, World Policy Journal, Spring 2016
Pundits are regularly outpredicted by people you've never heard of. Here's how to change that. The Washington Post Monkey Cage, September 30, 2015
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel, Harvard Kennedy School Review, 2015
China's Economy: Don't Bet on Beijing, The Diplomat, December 2, 2014