Banning all Muslims was a popular campaign slogan for
then-candidate Donald Trump. People cheered at the simple logic:
all Muslims pose a threat, because so many hold hate in
their hearts and bombs in their vests. ... However odious, Trump’s
actions...
By radically reducing the amount of scientific research U.S.
scientists can do, the president’s budget willfully ignores 400
years of thinking about innovation and knowledge—and seven decades
of the United States’ advantage in the world. “It’s like...
The revised executive order unnecessarily and unfairly singles
out and impedes the ability of people from six Middle Eastern and
African countries from traveling to the United States unless they
already hold visas or green cards. This order, as with...
Michael Walzer, Professor
Emeritus in the School of Social Science and emeritus editor of
Dissent, builds upon his article "The Idea of Resistance," published by the
magazine in 1960.
Resistance is a very old form of political action—much older
than...
Klaus
Larres, Friends of the Institute for Advanced Study
Member in the School of Historical Studies and Richard M. Krasno
Distinguished Professor of History and International Affairs at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will give a...
U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed allegations that his
close associates and campaign advisers have had close ties with
Russia. He defended his ousted national security adviser Michael
Flynn on Wednesday, blaming the controversy on what he...
The Institute for Advanced Study, since its founding in 1930,
has aspired to provide an unbiased environment for international
scholars to pursue vital and groundbreaking work in the sciences
and humanities. Its mission is to recruit the world’s...
Note: On Thursday, February 2, Dr. Amer Al Homssi arrived at
Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, after his return from the
United Arab Emirates. Read more about his return:
A Syrian Doctor Returns to Illinois.
Bernard Harcourt,
Visiting Professor in the School of Social Science, and Thomas
Anthony Durkin have filed a lawsuit against President Trump's
controversial executive order on immigration. The lawsuit was filed
on behalf of a pro bono client, Dr...
The following is a letter sent by Robbert Dijkgraaf, Director and Leon Levy Professor, to the Institute Board of Trustees, Faculty and Emeriti, and Staff, on January 30, 2017.
