Craig Calhoun

Craig Calhoun

Craig Calhoun is president of the Berggruen Institute. He was previously director of the London School of Economics and Political Science, and before that president of the Social Science Research Council. His books include Does Capitalism Have a Future? (2013), The Roots of Radicalism (2012), and Nations Matter (2007).


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The Big Picture: Trump’s Attack on Knowledge

On any particular policy, we can always hope President Trump will flip-flop. Expel the Dreamers; save the Dreamers. Maybe he’ll keep the US in the Paris climate …

The Big Picture: Trump’s Attack on Knowledge

On any particular policy, we can always hope President Trump will flip-flop. Expel the Dreamers; save the Dreamers. Maybe he’ll keep the US in the Paris climate accords after all. Threaten Kim Jong-un, but not really blow up the world. One thing we can know for sure: whatever Trump does, it won’t be on the […]