Op-eds / Essays

"Without basic science, our best guess never gets any better, and 'innovation' is tinkering around the edges.  With the advance of basic science, society advances, too."

– L. Rafael Reif

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The ‘super wicked problem’ of climate change is our Earthshot
April 19, 2021
How to Build Upon Vannevar Bush’s “Wild Garden” to Cultivate Solutions to Human Needs
July 14, 2021
The CHIPS are on the table -- but semis are only part of the story
August 24, 2022
The US can shape the future of semiconductors if Congress thinks ahead
December 21, 2022
Opinion The U.S. can make easy fixes to welcome immigrant students
June 23, 2023
Opinion: Congress Must Secure an American Manufacturing Base for Vital Tech
September 12, 2023
American Universities Shouldn’t Cut All Ties With China
September 13, 2023
Universities as Tools of Diplomacy
February 22, 2024
Strong universities make for a strong United States
August 26, 2024
Trump’s cuts threaten US lead in science and technology
February 17, 2025
America’s Coming Brain Drain: Trump’s War on Universities Could Kill U.S. Innovation
May 06, 2025
Leventhal & Reif: Saving the Bay State’s innovation economy
June 23, 2025
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will raise the cost of college
June 27, 2025
How States Could Throw University Science a Lifeline
August 14, 2025
An impossible choice: How Trump’s ‘compact’ threatens our universities. Former MIT president: This isn’t a compact. It’s an ultimatum.
October 09, 2025
America Is Losing the Innovation Race: Why the Future of Science Might Be Chinese
April 01, 2026
Transformative AI has arrived. It demands urgent global action.
April 28, 2026
MIT’s Ex-President Says Universities Need a Better message — for the Good of the Country
August 30, 2026
AI needs a Ten Commandments
September 01, 2026

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