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CES Resident Faculty Derek J. Penslar chaired Harvard University’s Task Force on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias. Together with his co-chair Jared Ellias, Penslar he sat down for a conversation with Wafaie Fawzi and Asim Ijaz Khwaja, co-chairs for the Task Force on Combating Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias. They discussed what they learned from the process, how they confronted the issues, and recommend the university restore understanding in its community.

CES Resident Faculty Maya Jasanoff joined Larry Summers on MSNBC to discuss the protection of speech on campus.

Scholars look to historical examples for insights amid current U.S. tensions.

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of George William Ross on April 2, 2025 at the age of 84. Ross served as Acting Director of CES from 1998-1999.

CES Resident Faculty Peter E. Gordon underscores how each translation of Karl Marx's Capital reflects not just linguistic choices but ideological perspectives, making it an ever-revised text in Marxist thought.

In a recent discussion paper, CES Director Daniel Ziblatt and his co-authors Wolfgang Schroeder and Florian Bochert argue that, while the contentious "firewall" erected by German federal politicians against the AfD has developed cracks over the past five years, it remains more robust than widely believed.