Puerto Escondido Some Americans are dumbstruck by the rise of so-called Christian Nationalism in America, though we see a similar phenomenon of religious nationalism in many countries around the world. The efforts by Narendra Modi’s BJP to reengineer India around Hindu nationalism is certainly near the top of the list. The religious strife that …
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The Numbers Suck, and We Need True Data
Mexico City These days almost all of us depend on data in one way or another to figure out the wild world around us from politics, to economics, to health, and on to the smallest things about how our neighbors, countrymen, and brothers and sisters around the world are thinking about everything under …
The Political Consequences of Dogmatism and Inflexibility
Mexico City When a columnist for any of the big papers like the Times, the Journal, or the Post writes something about what they got wrong, in my book, it’s worth a read, especially since their whole job is supposedly getting it right. I don’t keep up with Megan McArdle and her work at …