Blog Posts

Cities are the primary reception point for migrants and refugees, and also the potential antidote to the reactionary nationalism that threatens to close borders.

Globalization cannot be stopped, yet we can do a much better job dealing with its consequences by addressing the needs of those most adversely affected.

Survey data shows the American public is more attuned to the view of "The Blob," those working in government, than to President Trump’s views.

Alexander Hitch explains the difference between manipulating and managing a currency and examines the advantages for China to engage in manipulation.

Global cities are products of a liberal world order that is under threat from the rise of populist nationalism, protectionism, and growing authoritarianism.

As the new administration deemphasizes global engagement, sister cities such as Chicago and Mexico City show walls can't destroy the bridges cities have built.

President Trump should tackle the problem of job dislocation broadly by building a larger retraining system in sectors where the US possesses a comparative advantage.

As the country splinters along geographic and ideological lines, post-election divisions could portend the rise of a new American city-state movement.

Cities may face some challenges with neighbors in the suburbs while trying to establish policies supporting immigration.

Trump's historical victory shows that elections have more to do with identity politics than with traditional criteria used to judge political candidates.