Can WhatsApp be used for policy innovations in developing countries?
When I was traveling through the gorgeous and remote Kerala Backwaters in India last year, I met a bright teenage entrepreneur named Amit, from the…
A Rising Power in Decline?
On October 19th, China announced its weakest quarterly growth rate since the financial crisis: 6.9%. For the past few years, China’s economic slowdown has been…
On Ben Carson and Islamophobia
Ben Carson’s recent comments regarding the ineligibility of Muslim-Americans to run for the Presidency are quite troubling. At the very least, such a proposition is…
I Agree with James Fallows: Americans Don’t Feel the Costs of War
James Fallows’ recent cover story in The Atlantic, “The Tragedy of the American Military,” has brought much needed attention to how the U.S. military is…
Children Orphaned by HIV/AIDS in China Deserve Your Attention
“If everyone can live for others, others will live for you. I have no regret.” –Dr. Gao Yaojie Eight years ago, the short documentary “the…
Ayotzinapa: 30 days and counting…
“September 26, 2014 massacre in Iguala, Guerrero, six people dead, 19 wounded, and 43 disappeared students from the Rural Normal School Ayotzinapa” I have been…
Duke Kunshan University–A Bold Innovation
When Duke students attended their first classes on Monday, August 25, in Durham, another set of Duke students were doing the same thing more than…
Duke community reacts to ISIL threat and U.S. strategy
On Thursday, President Obama will speak before the U.N. Security Council in New York, calling on global leaders to support the U.S. campaign against the…