Why It’s Time To End In-Person Voting for Good Ben Pryor Politics & Economics Why it's time to end in-person voting for good Ben Pryor, Oklahoma State University During President Obama’s final State of the Union address, he called for reforms to the voting process, saying,...
The State of Knowledge Exchange Adi Gaskell Politics & Economics The concept of open innovation is one that is growing in acceptance, with a recent report revealing that nearly 80% of companies are regularly engaged with external partners in their innovation...
The Pervasive and Elusive, Momentous and Mysterious Law (Part 1 of 3) Bruce K. Adler Politics & Economics, Society & Culture At every step the history of civilization teaches us how slight and superficial a structure civilization is, and how precariously it is poised upon the apex of a never-extinct volcano of poor and oppressed...
U.S. Primaries: A Theatre of the Absurd? Manfred Kets de Vries Politics & Economics American voters’ anxiety over their future is feeding a rise in political extremism. Is this the death rattle of the American Dream? For many non-Americans, and Americans alike, the U.S....
The Complex Implications of Policy Puffins on the Public’s Welfare Michele Battle-Fisher Politics & Economics At its simplest denominator, a citizen is by principle afforded the right of being included in a group's decisions. But there is a special place for those who serve as policymakers and policy experts. But I...
What “The Big Short” Gets Right—and Wrong Amine Ouazad Politics & Economics For a Hollywood movie, “The Big Short” is surprisingly sophisticated about what caused the financial crisis, but it fumbles a few key issues. Recently, I took a small break from my research work to see...
The Weather and What We Can Do About It Myanna Dellinger Law, Politics & Economics “Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it,” said Mark Twain (or Charles Dudley Warner). Last month in Paris, 195 nations agreed to hold the increase in the global average...