Gautam Mukunda

Deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Handling the effects of climate change cannot be outsourced to a small group of experts, says the writer.

We can’t innovate our way out of the climate crisis

2026-01-04T08:05:38.000Z
Research has found that when a private equity firm takes over a nursing home, the quality of patient care decreases, as do quality ratings and patient mobility.
PERSPECTIVE

When does capitalism become predatory?

2025-08-01T11:00:00.000Z
 Today’s leaders will need to work even harder to resist the blandishments of their electronic minions and remember that sometimes, the most important words their advisers can share are, “I think you’re wrong.”

Beware, leaders: AI is the ultimate yes-man

2025-07-22T09:30:00.000Z
Political foresight can pay huge dividends. Apple gained some protection from the US-China conflict by moving part of its iPhone production from China to India.

CEOs need to stop outsourcing politics

2025-06-25T21:00:00.000Z
Harvard has produced eight presidents and countless members of Congress, governors, Supreme Court justices,
CEOs and entrepreneurs, along with Medal of Honour
recipients.

A weaker Harvard is a weaker America

2025-05-29T09:00:00.000Z
The US administration’s new budget proposes a 55 per cent cut to the National Science Foundation (the government’s primary arm for research outside medicine) and a 40 per cent cut to the National Institutes of Health (America, and the world’s, foremost medical research institution).

Slowing innovation is ruining American politics

2025-05-13T21:00:00.000Z