Peter Levine

can AI solve “wicked problems”? | Peter Levine I’ve been reading predictions that artificial intelligence will wipe out swaths of jobs–see Josh Tyrangiel in The Atlantic or Jan Tegze. Meanwhile, this week, I’m teaching Rittel & Webber (1973), the ...

can AI solve "wicked problems"?

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Karl Jaspers on collective responsibility and polarization: peterlevine.ws?p=35215

some upcoming talks on democracy and civic education | Peter Levine These talks are open to the public: March 2, at Boston University, the Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) is hosting me for “Civics in the Classroom.” I will talk about how to study ci...

some upcoming talks on democracy and civic education:

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How Walter Benjamin, the Hebrew prophets, and Marx think about the future. (And the value of having a vivid vision of what will come): peterlevine.ws?p=35195

priorities of liberals and conservatives | Peter Levine

postmaterialism measures for liberals and conservatives in 1994, 2010, 2021: peterlevine.ws?p=35187

Summit on Civics in Higher Education, April 10 at Tufts: peterlevine.ws?p=35184

the case for viewpoint diversity: peterlevine.ws?p=35172

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2026 Institute for Civically Enngaged Research | Peter Levine

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The 2026 APSA Institute for Civically Engaged Research, Los Angeles, CA, July 13-16. Information on how to apply--by April 15, 2026--is here: peterlevine.ws?p=35168

"Sadness is a Light Kindled in the Heart" by Hannah Arendt (1943) peterlevine.ws?p=35155

the weakness of Trump’s domestic strategy | Peter Levine

Thoughts on Yuval Levin's argument that Trump's policy strategy is ineffective (and what that argument implies for opposition strategy): peterlevine.ws?p=35149

how Hannah Arendt moved away from pure thinking: peterlevine.ws?p=35129

Syllabus of a Hannah Arendt seminar: peterlevine.ws?p=35123

“Is the problem that two sides are too far apart,” he asked, “or that one side is organised around hate and the other around love and dignity?” peterlevine.ws?p=35120

"Caedmon's Hymn" (the earliest English poem) and modern responses:

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propose a Civic Studies panel for the American Political Science Association meeting: peterlevine.ws?p=35077

a resource for students on social movements and activism:

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a conversation about civics in Chinese traditions: peterlevine.ws?p=35058:

Outline of a new book manuscript, The Way of Skepticism:

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on strategies for boycotts:
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in praise of John Florio's 1603 trans. of Montaigne: peterlevine.ws?p=35021

A paper entitled "Policy Models as Networks of Beliefs":

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The 2020 ANES asked, “Do you trust ordinary people or experts for public policy?" Overall, 42% chose both experts and ordinary people, 40% said experts, and 17% said ordinary people. A narrow majority (51%) of Democrats chose experts vs. only 25% of Republicans. More: peterlevine.ws?p=35001

when every step is a competition | Peter Levine

when every step is a competition: peterlevine.ws?p=34991

In @propublica.org, I comment on Sean Duffy's flip-flop and the essence of constitutional government:

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Some advice that I shared in the West Bank last Sunday with Palestinian undergrads who are interested in graduate education overseas:

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I am heading back from a visit to Palestinian universities in Bethlehem and Nablus, and here are my first notes from the West Bank:

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Americans’ pride in democracy, by generation | Peter Levine The data.

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My translation of "The City" by Constantine Cavafy:

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“The Lost Art of Organizing Civic Groups,” American Bar Association’s Human Rights Magazine, Nov. 5, 2025. peterlevine.ws?p=34900

moving to the center is a metaphor, and maybe not a good one:

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