Elite Universities Should Be Eliminated
Even when their admissions processes aren’t corrupt, elite universities provide little benefit to society at large.
The Library of Books By Current Affairs Interview Guests
Dozens of great authors have been interviewed for Current Affairs. If you’re looking to read something new and insightful, check out one of these titles.
Inside the Cryptocurrency Casino
Bitcoin and its imitators were supposed to democratize the world of money. Instead, speculators have gotten rich—and the planet is paying the price.
Valentines to Melt Your ICE-y Heart
Happy Valentine’s Day! ICE still exists.
The Deadly Mix of Individual Responsibility and Racial Capitalism
Poor people of color are dying in droves so that a privileged few can enjoy pretending life is “back to normal.”
The Insidious Influence of the Arms Industry on Foreign Policy
Nobody with any affiliation to a weapons company should be allowed to hold government office.
The Limits of Descriptive Representation
After the disappointment of the Obama years, we need a new way to think about diversity in politics.
How the Media Cracks Down on Critics of Israel
I was fired as a newspaper columnist after I joked about U.S. military aid to Israel on social media.