Perilous Times
David SchanzerThoughts about the tremendous challenges facing modern society...and what to do about them
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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Condoleezza Rice Unwisely Cheers on Trump’s War in Iran
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s commentary in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal lauding the Trump administration’s Iran war is a stark reminder of why the U.S. national security establishment has lost so much credibility in the ey...
Universities Need to Address the Grading Crisis (And It Is Not Just About Grade Inflation!)
This week, the Harvard faculty voted to cap A grades at 20 percent of enrolled students. This step makes sense given that over 60 percent of the grades awarded in 2024-25 were As, compared to only 25 percent two decades ago. But at best, th...
Mass Violence Against Civilians Is Wrong. Hard Stop.
I started this newsletter in June 2022 because I saw the candidacy of Donald Trump for a second term as president as a truly existential threat to world order, democracy, and the values I hold dear as an American citizen, a teacher to our y...
The Worst Passover
For my entire life, I have believed that the Jewish festival of Passover provided a beautiful and universally appealing celebration of escape from oppression and the possibility of freedom, renewal, and peace. But at this year’s Passover, e...
Trump's Immoral, Reckless Regime-Change War
In my 16 years of public service prior to coming to Duke, the episode of which I am most ashamed is my advocacy for the Iraq War in my capacity as a senior congressional advisor in 2002. I had plenty of company in being wrong about Iraq, ev...
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Professor of Public Policy at Duke University and commentator on issues relating to extremism, political violence, polarization and the ills that result from them...
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