Who Owns Software?
December 3, 2019
Gerardo Con Diaz— When we own something, we can usually explain what that thing is. My car is an object that I recognize, and the blog posts I write are… READ MORE
Category: Current Affairs
Mining and the Rise of Capitalism
December 2, 2019
Jeannette Graulau— From David Landes’s Prometheus Unbound to Giovanni Arrighi’s Origins of Our Times, scholars continue to quarrel over one of the most difficult questions of all time: the why,… READ MORE
The End of Conservatism
November 29, 2019
Paul W. Kahn— Project and system are two competing narrative forms that organize the way we imagine the nature of legal order. A project gains its principle of order from… READ MORE
Nature’s Remedies: The Environmental Impact of Chinese Medicine in the Global Medical Marketplace
November 25, 2019
Tamara Venit Shelton— Nearly three years ago, on January 18, 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the World Health Organization and presented a traditional bronze statue used to identify acupuncture… READ MORE
White Supremacy and Privilege: Legacies of Slavery
November 22, 2019
Richard D. Brown— Everyone reading this enjoys privilege. Some possess athletic or intellectual gifts that set them apart; and those possessing sight, speech, hearing, and physical mobility are privileged. Those… READ MORE
Ep. 78 – L.A. graffiti in a whole new light
November 21, 2019
Susan A. Phillips talks about her deeply researched study of Los Angeles graffiti that includes marks made by hobos, prisoners, pachucos, surfers, punks, grips, taggers, seafarers, and more. YaleUniversity ·… READ MORE
The Health Care Debate and the Perils of Medicine for Profit
November 20, 2019
Frank M. Snowden— Health care is key in the forthcoming US election, with polls indicating that the American people regard the issue—in tandem with the economy—as their top priority. Voters are… READ MORE
The Politics of the Pilgrims and Puritans
November 19, 2019
Peter C. Mancall— We live in a moment when politics are rough, and not only in the United States. In the United Kingdom, where I am spending the academic year… READ MORE
What Got Antivaxxers to Vax in New York City
November 14, 2019
Richard Robb— In fall 2018, measles returned to New York City. It was hardly surprising, given the alarmingly widespread resistance to vaccination. According to a recent survey, 2% of Americans believe… READ MORE
Public Hearings and Presidential Privilege in Impeachment Proceedings
Charles L. Black, Jr.— SHOULD HEARINGS BE PUBLIC? There may be early stages in the investigation process in the House when confidentiality should be maintained. Public disclosure of raw evidence,… READ MORE
From 9/11 to 9/11: The Widening of the Atlantic