Nadin Brzezinski·Nov 18, 2025Retirement, Labor Force, and RussiaThere are ways to see how a crisis develops within the boring markers of the dismal science. This is why things like retirement age or the…A response icon7A response icon7
Nadin Brzezinski·Nov 15, 2025The Closing of Russia ContinuesWe continue to see a process standard in authoritarian spaces. This is the closing of the country from outside information. The extreme…A response icon8A response icon8
Nadin Brzezinski·May 23, 2025Food, Trains, and ResistanceI want to start today with the first admission in Russian courts to internal resistance. Over the last few years, we have been tracking it…A response icon10A response icon10
Nadin Brzezinski·Sep 3, 2024First Day of School.We all remember the first day in school. Mine included an assembly, the anthem, and a pep talk from the principal. I suspect the first days…A response icon6A response icon6
Nadin Brzezinski·Aug 30, 2024Public Opinion Polls in Closed SocietiesData manipulation is one of the factors of closed societies that people living in open societies need help with. We tend to trust polls…A response icon5A response icon5
Nadin Brzezinski·Jul 15, 2024Opposition ListsYesterday, I pointed out that at least one of Donald Trump’s supporters is creating an enemies list. We are not yet at this, officially…A response icon5A response icon5
Scott Douglas Jacobsen·May 25, 2018On Open Societies and Closed Societies with Prof. Imam Syed SoharwardyBy Scott Douglas Jacobsen