A Yale Professor Explains: Robert Shiller Talks Economics
“People are driven by talk, narratives, stories. And they don’t look at data independently; they don’t. Most people. They just listen to ‘What’s the story now.'”
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A Yale Professor Explains: Paul Bracken GRD ’82 Talks Defense
“I’m probably one the few professors, authors in the country who’s pointing out [that] there’s going to be a convergence of cyber weapons and nuclear weapons.”
An Interview with Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem
“For me, it is improving services, making the city more attractive to investors, young couples, families, and visitors.”
An Interview with Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands
“While everyone else is talking about the hurricane and rebuilding, there’s an underlying crisis.”
An Interview with Martin O’Malley, Former Governor of Maryland
“This is a year, I think, when voters will demonstrate a pretty clear shift in emotion, from anger, rage, and retribution, to fixing our republic.”
An Interview with Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis
“This is not the first time this country has been so divided.”
An Interview with Congressman Keith Ellison, Progressive Voice in the Democratic Party
“Any Democrat that thinks that any inch of this country is a quote-unquote ‘stronghold’ has not been paying attention.”
An Interview with Democratic Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold
“We seem to rely on very bad things happening in order to come together. We’ve got to do better than that.”