Columbia University’s “Crisis”
A political economy sketch map
Questions of political economy are at the heart of the Columbia University protests....
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Liberalism Against Itself and the Return of the Cold War
An interview with Samuel Moyn
Samuel Moyn annd Julian Nicolai Hofmann explore the resurgence of Cold War liberalism amid global crises. Through historical analysis, Moyn examines liberalism's evolution, highlighting its transformation and proposing a revival of its progressive elements for the future....
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Universalism in Dark Times
And why friendship and enlightenment flourish together
In his acceptance speech for the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding, Omri Boehm discusses the challenge of open discussion....
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Putin and Patriarch Kirill’s Promise of Universal Liberation
Why some young men in America are converting to Orthodox Christianity
Vladimir Putin is on track to be the longest reigning Russian leader since Catherine the Great. The two resilient despots have more in common than one might imagine. ...
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From the River to the Sea, There Is Space for Many Different Interpretations
Labeling the slogan “antisemitic” is a powerful tool used by Israel to deny the existence of the Palestinian people
It is often maintained that the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” expresses a genocidal and antisemitic intention. But this is generally not the case....
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The French Politics of the Pantheon and the Monumental Hypocrisy of Emmanuel Macron
How recognizing the heroism of past immigrants serves as cover for a nation’s anti-immigrant present
It was striking that a center-right president like Emmanuel Macron, who has recently hardened his position on immigrants and immigration, would grant such a high honor to two immigrant Communists. ...
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Belonging as Poetry in New Narratives on the Peopling of America
A new book reshapes how we talk about immigration
T. Alexander Aleinikoff and Alexandra Délano Alonso chat with Paloma Griffin about challenging conventional stories of immigration in their book NEW NARRATIVES OF THE PEOPLING OF AMERICA....
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War and Peace in Jonathan Glazer’s Zone of Interest
How the banality of everyday life keeps us fenced off from evil
In a way, our memory culture both in Germany and in Israel is an exact reversal of the reality revealed by the film. Perhaps that's why the film seems to annoy many people in Germany, who complain that it shows the "perpetrator's perspective." But memory must also be a memory ...
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New School Community Statement on Navalny’s Assassination and in Support of Ukraine
Revolution will not accrue interest in a safe deposit box
The cowardly assassination of Alexei Navalny in Putin's Russia shocks the world. His tragic self-sacrifice, defying logic as he exchanged safety for arrest and murder, symbolizes a solitary hero's stand against state power. ...
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Germany, Genocide, and Gaza
Why, critics ask, aren’t Germans forcefully condemning Israeli action in Gaza and the West Bank as genocide?
What about German responses to the claim that Israeli policies toward the Palestinians constitute genocide? Many Germans are understandably wary to use that charged term when it comes to the Middle East because of their own history—the same reason why German officials have kept a tight rein on pro-Palestinian demonstrations ...
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Never Again Should Be for Anybody
Germany is on the wrong side of genocide, again
As an aside, and as an African, I wish the German government exhibited the same regret for their history in Namibia with the Herero-Nama genocide and for the genocide during the Maji Maji Rebellion in Tanzania....
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The Man Who Was Too Strong
Alexei Navalny will forever remain a symbol of hope for change in Russia
One of the first rallies I covered as a journalist was the "voters' strike" in January 2018 in Saint Petersburg. Navalny declared the strike when he was barred from participating in the presidential elections due to his criminal record. Navalny's work and his courage often inspired me to continue my ...
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