Society & Culture

The Brits have spoken again. In less than three years after the 2016 referendum on European membership, the December 12th elections marked the third time citizens endorsed a prime minister to get Brexit done. The outcome of the elections…

As Lord Salisbury said, in the late 1800s, “Our officials are walking in a dream, in superb unconsciousness, believing that what had been must be.” Officials today seem no less blind to the reality of constant change. Even as the world…

Though all businesses depend on economies of scale (whether on the supply side or the demand side), learning-by-doing is crucial, particularly to high-tech enterprises. Learning is indeed essential and requires investments in data…

Le proteste che dall'inizio di giugno hanno infuocato Hong Kong sono state innescate dall’ opposizione a un disegno di legge che avrebbe consentito l'estradizione in Cina per i cittadini della ex colonia britannica. Il timore più diffuso…

Forever associated with the Statue of Liberty, these lines from Emma Lazarus’s 1883 sonnet still speak to New York’s stature and image 136 years later. Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free The wretched…