Jacob Kushner
Jacob Kushner writes on asylum and migration, development economics and inequality, foreign aid and investment, and governance. His current work tells the stories of refugees in East/Central Africa, the Caribbean, and Germany.
Beside a Vast Graveyard, a New City Rises in Haiti
Haiti's earthquake shattered several cities, but it also birthed another.
Letter From Dresden, Germany: What It's Like to Be a Refugee in Germany's Conservative Stronghold
"There is a TV crew here from Texas called Infowars. They are the good ones—they are for Trump. Be nice to them."
Can Science Save Development Aid?
Randomized controlled trials are the popular centerpiece of an emerging data-driven approach to figuring out precisely the best way to end poverty. Can a return to the scientific method fix the global aid industry?