Are women leaders doing better in their COVID response? 🔊
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, national governments have shown distinctly different approaches with different levels of success. But it appears that nations lead by women have a better record than their male counterparts. Doug Becker speaks with four experts about...
What are some of the key developments in cognitive neuroscience? ▶
In her inaugural lecture at the University of Auckland, Professor Karen Waldie attempts to answer some of the big questions in the area of developmental cognitive neuroscience. Are dyslexia and ADHD real? How do children with dyslexia turn out years later? Do...
What is the difficult road that has brought Chile towards a non-neoliberal constitution?
By Walescka Pino-Ojeda Chile’s road towards drafting a non-neoliberal constitution has been long and painful, according to Walescka Pino-Ojeda. In the mid-1970s, making reference to Chile, Milton Friedman stated: “it was the first case in which you had a movement...
The US Election 2020: A Crisis of legitimacy?
Was the 2020 US election conducted properly? Will mail-in ballots be counted, and will that count be allowed to stand? Will, the US Supreme Court, decide the final outcome? And what, in any case, will become of American democracy? In this urgent and timely event,...
How did Trump win the online disinformation war?
By Peter Geoghegan Social media platforms have allowed US conservatives to delegitimise the election and sow mistrust of democracy. In late August, roughly five weeks before Americans went to the polls, a story appeared in The New York Times reporting new data about...
Is this the paradox of access to civil justice? Too many lawyers, but too few in civil courts?
By Ling Yee Wong Improving access to civil justice The Rules Committee of the New Zealand Judiciary recently sought feedback from the legal profession and wider community on proposals to change some procedural rules for civil court cases. These proposals include...
Has peace come to Nagorno-Karabakh? 🔊
On September 27, 2020, fighting along the so-called line of control between Azerbaijan and the region of Nagorno-Karabakh broke out. Azerbaijani forces advanced throughout the month, and Armenian resistance struggled to hold territory. On November 10, the two sides...
Should the United States Electoral College be reformed? 🔊
Last week’s US presidential election once again revealed fractures in the democratic principles of the Electoral College. President-elect Joe Biden has consistently led in the counting of the popular vote in this election and has over five million more votes than...
How will Biden’s presidency affect the Indo-Pacific region?
By Stephen Hoadley Will President Joe Biden do things differently in the Indo-Pacific region from the policies of President Donald Trump? The simple answer is: not much in substance, but more in style. This should be reassuring. Let me illustrate with some historical...Subscribe by Email
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