Interview Jonathan Kirshner on An Unwritten Future October 16, 2022 An Unwritten Future聽offers a fresh reassessment of classical realism, an enduring approach to understanding crucial events in the international political arena. Read More
Essay Capitalism: The word and the thing October 12, 2022 Capitalism is a word used variously to describe an economic and social system, a modern form of political power, a dynamic mode of production, a stage in a world-historical process running from feudalism to communism, a western object of ideological allegiance, a durable form of inequality or, more simply, a thing. Read More
Essay A look inside Pandemic Politics October 11, 2022 The floor of the Bank of Oklahoma Center in Tulsa was awash in red, white, and blue. 颅Eager supporters of President Donald Trump 颅were holding signs, wearing 鈥淢ake Amer颅i颅ca 颅Great Again鈥 hats, and sporting T-颅shirts with expressions ranging from 鈥淕uns, God, and Trump鈥 to 鈥淢ake Liberals Cry Again.鈥 Read More
Interview Making democracy with autocrats: East Asia鈥檚 past, China鈥檚 future? September 15, 2022 Democracy is not just Western; it is Eastern as well. In a time when democracies globally鈥攊ncluding the United States鈥攁re endangered, three Asian democracies stand out for their quality and stability: Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Read More
Essay The bold experiment July 18, 2022 On May 9, 1994 the Parliament convened, governed by the new Speaker, an Indian woman and human rights lawyer named Frene Ginwala. Their one order of business was to elect the new state president, Nelson Mandela, and they did so without dissent. Read More
Interview Evan Lieberman on Until We Have Won Our Liberty July 14, 2022 At a time when many democracies are under strain around the world,聽Until We Have Won Our Liberty聽shines new light on the signal achievements of one of the contemporary era鈥檚 most closely watched transitions away from minority rule. Read More
Essay Conservatism as a political practice July 13, 2022 Before the story goes on, some ground needs to be cleared. What is conservatism? What is this a story of? There are no knockdown facts here. Read More
Video PUP Speaks: Jennifer Carlson on the racialization of gun policing July 07, 2022 When asked their policy preference on guns, police prioritize gun rights over gun control on a ratio of 3:1. The application of the law is therefore governed by the same biases found in all areas of American society鈥攁nd particularly by racial disparity. Read More
Podcast Until We Have Won Our Liberty July 06, 2022 In this podcast, Evan Lieberman discusses his new book, Until We Have Won Our Liberty, a compelling account of South Africa鈥檚 post-Apartheid democracy. Read More
Interview Book Club Pick: Out of Many Faiths May 02, 2022 America is the most religiously diverse nation on the planet. In today鈥檚 volatile climate of religious conflict and distrust, how do we affirm that the American promise is deeply intertwined with how each of us engages with people of different beliefs? Read More
Interview R. Douglas Arnold on Fixing Social Security April 20, 2022 Since its establishment, Social Security has become the financial linchpin of American retirement. Yet demographic trends鈥攍onger lifespans and declining birthrates鈥攎ean that this popular program now pays more in benefits than it collects in revenue. Read More
Reading List Join us in support of our Earth April 13, 2022 With our global commitment to publishing science books that illuminate the nature of the planet, 91桃色 is delighted to partner with EarthDay.org and the Canopy Project in supporting the ecology and evolution of planet Earth. Read More
Essay Vladimir Putin鈥檚 case April 07, 2022 Law is neither dead nor irrelevant in wartime. It permeates the bureaucratic, legalistic structure of the modern war machine. All world leaders, including Vladimir Putin, acknowledge the post鈥揥orld War II legal basis for waging war. Read More
Essay A look inside The War That Doesn鈥檛 Say Its Name February 03, 2022 In early 2008, I set up my research base at the VIP hotel in downtown Goma, a trade hub in the eastern Congo nestled between the Nyiragongo Volcano and the shores of Lake Kivu. Read More
Video PUP Speaks: Chryl Laird on the social experiment that helped her understand Black voters December 15, 2021 Steadfast Democrats聽author聽Chryl N. Laird聽explains what a social experiment taught her about the way group behavior of Black voters is shaped by social networks.聽锘 Read More