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Allison Schrager: Break up Columbia? Maybe, and the rest of the Ivy League, too
It pains me to say this, as both an economist and a graduate of Columbia, but: It may be time to break up not only Columbia but also America’s entire system of elite higher education.
America’s large private research ...Read more
Iran says Oman presented a US proposal amid nuclear talks
Iran said on Saturday that Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi presented a U.S. proposal to the country during a visit to the Iranian capital.
Albusaidi “paid a short visit to Tehran today to present elements of a ...Read more
Trump tariffs face threat at Supreme Court -- over rulings that blocked Biden
A legal argument that the U.S. Supreme Court used to foil Joe Biden on climate change and student debt now looms as a threat to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
During Biden’s presidency, the court’s ...Read more
Mexico judicial elections: Government calls it essential reform. Critics say it's a farce
MEXICO CITY — Hyper-democracy or ruling-party power play?
That is the question as Mexicans go to the polls Sunday to elect the country’s judges in a radical reshaping of the nation’s power structure.
At a time ...Read more
Trump's promises of easy wins meet reality during a rocky week
President Donald Trump returned to office promising to easily fix generationally intractable problems, from quickly brokering peace in Ukraine and the Middle East to overhauling the federal government and rewriting the ...Read more
Trudy Rubin: How Ukraine can still beat Russia -- even with Trump getting in the way
ODESA, Ukraine — When you read this, I will just have arrived at the Pearl of the Black Sea, as this historic, much beloved, multiethnic city was known in the peaceful days before Vladimir Putin tried to break it with ...Read more
Mexican voters will face long ballots and unfamiliar candidates in unprecedented judicial election
For the first time in history, voters in Mexico will cast their ballots for justices, judges and magistrates in an election set to overhaul the nation’s judiciary.
Sunday’s election will decide 881 federal judicial ...Read more
Editorial: If America doesn't want Harvard, somebody else will
In the 1930s and 1940s, America played a crucial role in keeping academic inquiry alive. By welcoming thousands of researchers fleeing fascism in Europe, it enhanced its national brainpower and fostered breakthroughs of ...Read more
Karishma Vaswani: America's cold shoulder to foreign students is worrying Asia
An Ivy League degree has long been central to the Asian Dream — a ticket to success and status. But President Donald Trump’s message to international students is clear: Far fewer of you are welcome. The blunt statement...Read more
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