A Democrat looking at the above might expect any self-respecting Republican to distance him or herself from Trump. You can understand why someone running for
Wikipedia reduces ideological segregation A great NYRB review of various books on the Panama papers The Metaketa initiative at EGAP funds evaluations of similar programs,
Just three days earlier, a stampede at a religious festival in Bishoftu, a town south of the capital, had resulted in at least 52 deaths.
UVA is hiring an Assistant Professor, tenure-track, in Hip Hop and the Global South. On the one hand I think “if only I hadn’t already
The New Yorker has a must-read-to-believe story on Fethullah Gülen, the Turkish spiritual and movement leader who, from his perch in rural Pennsylvania, has been
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. Dean Karlan with Abhijit Banerjee. Photo definitely not courtesy of Yale or MIT. There’s been some
There is a 19-year-old black man in Illinois who has no idea of the role he is playing in this election. He is sure he
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. The next UN Secretary General will be Antonio Guterres of Portugal, former UN High Commissioner for
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. Data and computer algorithms are playing a part in policy decisions, like bail or parole
After six long years, my randomized trial of factory jobs is at last public. Here is today’s coverage in Vox: In the past several decades,
A few weeks ago I mentioned the International Development Jargon Detector. In an effort to make this blog more inclusive, and build blogging capacity among
Inside the race for the new UN Secretary General A skeptical take on Seymour Hersh’s argument that Bin Laden was being hidden by the ISI
Angus Deaton and Nancy Cartwright release their essay, “Understanding and Misunderstanding Randomized Controlled Trials,” containing many important messages, not least of which include “don’t underestimate
From Doris Kearns Goodwin, biographer of U.S. Presidents: L.B.J. had his amphibious car when he was president. He tricked me and took me in his
Guest Post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. IPA’s looking to fund research in financial services for the poor (especially digital ones), deadline
Paul Kagame came to my campus today. I did not condemn my university for inviting him and I did not boycott him. Instead I shook
“I’m scared to post this” she begins. Erin, a self-described Southern white lady and stay-at-home mom, decides to tackle race in America (including the Kaepernick
Here he is in the WSJ. In response, I have decided to earmark $500 million for investments that specifically address the needs of migrants, refugees
After Brexit and Trump, I expect more people will listen. We must reassess the balance between national autonomy and economic globalization. Simply put, we have
In the 1960s, young PhD graduates interested in sub-Saharan Africa headed to the continent to teach and engage in academic life there. One of my
Ali Afshar is a manager at Google, a physician, and a pretty heroic concerned citizen: …when I saw a man in his twenties muttering to
