Stu Eizenstat 's magisterial book “The Art of Diplomacy” has just been published. Diplomacy is painstaking exhausting work and Eizenstat is a master. He distills the lessons of his lifetime and of decades of U.S. experience in a work that should be read by both those who study

An End and a Beginning For Harvard | The Harvard Crimson

My op-ed in today's ⁦The Harvard Crimson⁩ thecrimson.com/article/2024/5…

As the cliché has it, Commencement is both an ending and a beginning. That is always true for the graduates as they go forth. In a sense that is not usual, I hope that this year, Commencement can mark both an ending and a beginning for Harvard.

The last academic year has been

The House committee report on Harvard and antisemitism is clearly a political document, and I am sure is not fully balanced. Nonetheless, the evidence directly from members of Harvard’s anti-semitism advisory group is very troubling. It confirms the suspicions of many of that the

The House committee report on Harvard and antisemitism is clearly a political document, and I am sure is not fully balanced. Nonetheless, the evidence directly from members of Harvard’s anti-semitism advisory group is very troubling. It confirms the suspicions of many of that the

I'm pleased to welcome Dr. Rachel Glennerster Rachel Glennerster as President of Center for Global Development. Rachel continues the legacy of exceptional leadership started by Nancy M. Birdsall and followed by Masood Ahmed. Her expertise is crucial at a time when global challenges demand serious action. Welcome,

I found this statement, In Our Name, by the Columbia University Jewish student community compelling. With the details changed it speaks for what I know are the views and values of Harvard's Jewish community and the Jewish communities at many other universities.

Thank you Sheryl Sandberg for your important work on #ScreamsBeforeSilence which documents the horrific violence Hamas committed and the suffering of the survivors and those who were lost on October 7th. We cannot and should not look away. We can and should debate Middle East

I was delighted to see my Alma mater MIT eliminate required diversity statements. Of course achieving a diverse faculty, including on ideology, is important but requiring statements of fealty from faculty job candidates is an affront to almost every academic freedom value.

'I think the chair is making a mistake,' says Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers of Jerome Powell being more confident about policy than is warranted.

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Given the massive size of the capital markets, I think the evidence is reasonably clear intervention doesn’t work — even in the scales that the Japanese engaged. It’s just overwhelmed by the broad magnitude of private sector capital flows. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

I agree w my congressman, Democrat Jake Auchincloss, that Harvard is in ongoing violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws. bostonherald.com/2024/05/02/auc…

This morning’s ECI and housing price inflation figures confirm what I have suspected and feared. Inflation is not securely trending to target levels.

Note that the ECI has accelerated from previous quarterly, semi-annual and annual levels. I suspect it has been understating

As protests spread to campuses across the United States, Harvard President Emeritus Lawrence H. Summers weighs in on how college and university leaders should respond.

Tonight. Live at 8:05pm ET. Talking with Anderson Cooper 360° CNN about protests on college campuses.

Academic Munich (a phrase coined by great Harvard Dean Henry Rosovsky) fits this moment. I am beyond appalled that Harvard leadership was unable to prevent a Palestinian flag from being

Harvard capitulation to those advocating actions that are antisemitic in effect if not intent continues.

President Garber is obviously right about a high bar to police action. I would say a very high bar is appropriate. In my view protests so far fall short of warranting any

I think it is a profound failure that Harvard Yard continues to be occupied in clear violation of university policies and rules.

This is the predictable culmination of the Harvard Corporation’s failure to effectively address issues of prejudice and breakdowns of order on our

New Episode with Lawrence H. Summers out today!
Jim sits down with the renowned economist to talk recent US financial history and the current state of the global economy. As always, let us know what you think!