Anand Giridharadas's Blog, page 7
September 15, 2015
Examining Who Runs the United States
A "deep state" metaphor that alleges shadowy forces behind the scenes seems to be ascendant as a way to explain present American realities.
September 1, 2015
The Attack on Birthright Citizenship
The debate raises fascinating questions about what America is, and what America means.
August 18, 2015
Old Models Don't Fit the New Economy
Candidates debate about the greatness of capitalism, or the need to control it, but ignore that capitalism is changing, making a mockery of Cold War arguments.
August 4, 2015
When Thriving Comes at a Price
In a letter-memoir to his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates argues that racial crime is not something America has committed. Rather, it is the very thing that America is.
July 21, 2015
A Soldier Whose Time Has Come
The story of a transgender soldier, one of the 15,000 who will be allowed to openly serve in the United States military beginning next year.
July 7, 2015
Germany Has Lessons for the South
As arguments over the Confederate flag have shown, Germany and the American South have different stories about defeated racist ideologies.
June 23, 2015
Momentum on Criminal Justice Repair
The most advanced effort to change the underlying laws has sprouted in the House, from Robert C. Scott, Democrat of Virginia, and Jim Sensenbrenner, Republican of Wisconsin.
June 9, 2015
Taking a Tire Iron to Techie Triumphalism
A new book by Kentaro Toyama, a computer scientist, criticizes the efforts by technology entrepreneurs to effect social change.
May 26, 2015
A Brooklyn at War With Itself
In a borough where two conservative notions, competitiveness and traditionalist purity, flourish, the tension is made more apparent by parenting.
May 12, 2015
Philanthropy Starts After Profits Are Tallied
Should corporations forgo profits to help the world, or should they invest profits in doing good, diverting attention from what's behind their financial success?
