Ralph Ranalli

Nuclear-powered missiles: An aerospace engineer explains how they work – and what Russia’s claimed test means for global strategic stability The Russian military claims to have flown its Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile 8,700 miles over 15 hours.

Not the story I wanted to read after watching "A House of Dynamite" last night. theconversation.com/nuclear-powe...

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True leaders protect vulnerable people. Like Jesus did.

The CEOs of everything. Larry and David Ellison are poised to become the Trump era’s reigning media moguls.

Sobering. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

Please stop calling Fox News a news outlet.

We need to stop giving each other permission to act against our collective interest.

Higher education and public education are the war department for the War on Ignorance.

Just got an invitation to a Columbia University event for Boston alumni. Not sure I would attend without a brown paper sack over my head.

Happy International Podcast Day! Just the time to remind you that, sometime in late October or early November, I'll be hosting a new podcast on the economics of inclusive prosperity. Stay tuned!

Would accelerating the clean energy transition be one of them?

How is that a question?

Dear US news organizations: You are gaslighting if your coverage of the current political situation doesn't include the "F" word. You know the one I mean.

Racism is immoral. It needs to be opposed, not capitulated to, no matter how expedient capitulation might be.

Stand up for something important today, even if it's hard.

Late to the party, Ezra, but OK.

When the quiet part is increasingly being said out loud, it's important to not just listen and pay attention, but to react accordingly.

I've been thinking a lot about the tolerance of intolerance paradox these days.

"reimagines"?

Truth matters.

(eyeroll)

...because legacy media political reporting is a pathetic joke.

Yeah, no.

Interesting that you think the Henrys are materially different from Bezos.

Please explain how proximity to salt water limits the effectiveness of political leadership.

Meaningless is a bit strong, I think. Certainly not from the revenue side.

YouTube video by Harvard Kennedy School Christiane Amanpour reflects on democracy, truth and ethics in journalism - Policycast

We're experimenting with offering PolicyCast as a YouTube vodcast as well as our traditional audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, etc. Interested to hear what you think, either by commenting or emailing at policycast@hks.harvard.edu

youtu.be/hzT2SAOnKq4?...

Then why highlight an unrepresentative sample?

I think if you caught a news organization making generalizations from one example, you'd call that out as bad journalism...

21 state attorneys general, multiple universities, alumni to back Harvard in court battle against Trump - The Boston Globe Two dozen universities, including five Ivy League schools, plan to file an amicus brief, including six that joined the coalition in a filing Monday, court records show.

More than 12,000 Harvard alumni, 21 state attorneys general, and two dozen universities, including five Ivy League schools, filed or plan to file amicus briefs backing Harvard in its court battle with the Trump administration, court records showed.

Yes, it is.