How To Invent A Country

An eleganza extravaganza of gossip and an intimate kiki. 

Salman Rushdie and the British Muslim experience. 

Talking about nationality and what part of the country one comes from. 

How do the histories of countries set up the greater context in which they become rich or poor?

Daron Acemoglu believes it boils down to whether or not they've been organized according to extractive or inclusive institutions.

He joins to di ...

Over the last half century, as many nations around our region have gained independence or been through regime change, they've have had to ask themselves big questions. Like, what makes our country, our country? What are the symbols that define us? And, who gets to decide the answ ...  Show more