Museums, Society, and the Public Interest
The president of The Met, Daniel Weiss, talks about the public role of the museum.
Fellow Spotlight: Emily Apter
Literary theorist Emily Apter unravels the untranslatability of norms and prohibitions across cultural lines.
His Left Foot: Joseph Goebbels and the Uses of Disability
Writer Anne Finger on the Nazi uses of disability.
Fellow Spotlight: Martin Puchner
Literary historian Martin Pucher is working on a history of Rotwelsch, an unwritten European language of thieves.
Fellow Spotlight: Lucy Raven
Artist Lucy Raven is working on "Remote Location," a film about the Enola Gay, filmed in Utah.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier: Über Demokratie und Vernunft
German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the dependence of democracy upon reason.
Carbon Pricing: The Future of US Climate Change Policy
George Frampton considers what national US policymakers might learn from others’ efforts in addressing climate change.
Fellow Spotlight: Anne Finger
California-based writer Anne Finger is currently crafting essays about disability in Berlin.
States, Societies, and the Control of Contagion in China and India
Prerna Singh argues that the adoption of medical advances lies in their embedding in familiar contexts.
Fellow Spotlight: George T. Frampton
George T. Frampton is looking into how businesses in Europe are involved in shaping national climate policy.