As power politics and authoritarianism gain strength, there are no guarantees facts will triumph over falsehoods and reason will dominate over emotion. Drawing on his personal experiences in the D.C. policy world, West offers advice for dealing with this high-risk situation and facing the challenges that permeate the current environment.
An estimated 40 percent of global assets are controlled by 1,645 men and women - the billionaires. This book reveals what the other 99.9998 per cent of us need to know. With rich anecdotes and personal narratives, it goes inside the world of the ultra wealthy.
The book explores the transformative impact of the Internet and digital technology on the public sector, emphasizing their role in enhancing governmental performance and the political process. Darrell West highlights how these advancements improve government responsiveness and expand access to information for citizens, ultimately reshaping the landscape of democracy.
Drawing on his personal story of growing up as a fundamentalist Christian on a dairy farm in rural Ohio, then as an academic in the heart of the liberal East Coast establishment, Darrell West analyses the economic, cultural, and political aspects of polarization. He uses his experiences to offer insights into why each side is angry with the other.
Looking past today's headlines, political scientist and cultural observer Darrell West argues that society needs to rethink the concept of jobs, reconfigure the social contract, move toward a system of lifetime learning, and develop a new kind of politics that can deal with economic dislocations.
Despite its current and potential benefits, AI is little understood by the larger public and widely feared. In this compelling and readable book, two experts discuss both the opportunities and risks posed by artificial intelligence - and how near-term policy decisions could determine whether the technology leads to utopia or dystopia.
Slow, incremental change has become a relic of the past. Today's shifts come fast and big. They are what Darrell West calls megachanges, in which dramatic disruptions in trends and policies occur on a regular basis. West says that we should alter our expectations about the speed and magnitude of political and social change.
The Science-Industrial Complex
The book explores the unprecedented growth of biotechnology driven by global collaboration among businesses, universities, and NGOs, forming a "science-industrial complex." Through case studies on stem cell research, cloning, and genetically modified foods across various countries, it highlights the shift of power from state to non-state actors, resulting in a deregulated biotech landscape. This evolution raises significant social, political, and ethical questions, urging a reevaluation of how moral dilemmas are addressed within the rapidly evolving biotech sector.