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Imagine if your high school offered classes on AI and quantum mechanics

Imagine if your high school offered classes on AI and quantum mechanics

It is difficult for any society, no matter how open or advanced already, to be completely self-aware of the speed or scale by which…
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Marc Alexander
American Democracy in Action

American Democracy in Action

Nothing better illustrates the state of American democracy today than armed policemen dragging defenseless citizens — often, but not…
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Marc Alexander
How much would an ideal treatment for opioid addiction cost?

How much would an ideal treatment for opioid addiction cost?

Here are my back-of-the-envelope calculations for an ideal one year of treatment:
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Mr. Trump’s dark ties to Russia

Mr. Trump’s dark ties to Russia

By far the most disturbing revelation about Mr. Trump’s Russia connection is the recent report by Reuters that one of the 18 un-reported…
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Marc Alexander
Yale hunger strike

Yale hunger strike

Yale President Peter Salovey, in a letter to the Yale community, explained that Yale is not ready to recognize Local 33 as representing…
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Marc Alexander
The next big step in graduate education: Why Yale should build its first graduate college

The next big step in graduate education: Why Yale should build its first graduate college

This column was originally published in the Yale Daily News on Apr 18, 2017.
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A Marshall Plan for the Middle East

A Marshall Plan for the Middle East

Instead of continuing to wage wars in Afghanistan and in the Middle East, the cost of which has already been estimated at $4-$6 trillion…
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Marc Alexander
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