Anand Giridharadas's Blog, page 10

Richness Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Three catchy television ads present rival visions of wealth in a society where upward mobility feels ever more elusive.

Museums See Different Virtues in Virtual Worlds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum — both ambitious cosmopolitan art institutions — have taken diverging paths on the Internet.

The Reversal of America's Town and Country

Cities and farms appear to be trading places as commerce becomes increasingly globalized.

Millennials, Government and Mistrust

Faith in government is collapsing among left-leaning Americans, a poll has found. It makes sense in light of the realities with which the so-called millennials have grown up.

In Las Vegas, Defying the Odds of Reality

The Las Vegas approach to reality is not unlike America’s as a whole: a refusal to admit history into calculations of the possible.

The Pros and Cons of Sharing

Love the new sharing-economy companies or loathe them, use them or don't, they are raising interesting questions about the ballet of markets and the state.

Focusing on the Needy Closer to Home

Should the smartest, most passionate minds in America continue to serve abroad, or should they bring their talents home?

Immigrants, Nationhood and the U.S.

America's immigrants hear two diametrically opposed stories about themselves these days.

The Immigrant Advantage

You may be better off being born abroad than in the United States.

Coping With Instant Celebrity

Charles Ramsey, who rescued three kidnapped women in Cleveland, wants to milk his opportunity but recognizes the absurdity of it.