This week, New America board member and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University Francis Fukuyama talked about his favorite movie, Blade Runner, and what it means to be human. Anne-Marie Slaughter and Fukuyama also chat with New America 2012 Schwartz Fellow Charles Kenny and Zócalo editorial director Andrés Martinez about about why newly prosperous countries are rich in unrest. Pull up a chair, and let’s talk wonk.

The Weekly Wonk: The Meaning of Blade Runner & Unrest in Unlikely Places

2021 New America Fellow Yi-Ling Liu discusses her project and plans for the upcoming year with Awista Ayub, the director of New America's Fellows Program.

Learn more at newamerica.org/fellows.

2021 New America Fellow Yi-Ling Liu

We are dedicated to realizing the promise of America in an era of rapid technological and social change.

At New America, our research and policy recommendations focus on five key thematic areas: education and work; family economic security and wellbeing; global politics for people and planet; political reform and civic engagement; and technology and democracy.

In each area of our work, we put equity at the center; elevate stories of people closest to the public problems we seek to solve; invest in the next generation of leaders; and intentionally engage with local perspectives.

Taken together, these efforts advance toward our vision of a more equitable America that lives up to its values.

2021 New America Fellow Yi-Ling Liu

New America

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