The Plausible Techno-Dystopian Future
The problems caused by AI development are widespread and multiplying, but none involves a digital demon that kills us all.
The Trump Trainwreck
The president’s choices at home and abroad are boosting Democrats’ chances in November.
Institutional Reform That Can Be Done With a Simple Majority in Congress
Chapter 2 (pp. 8–12) from The Reconstruction Papers.
After America, Nothing (Neon Liberalism #75, with Nicholas Grossman)
Join Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Nicholas Grossman, professor of political science at the University of Illinois, as they discuss
Staggering Towards Anarchy
What will replace U.S. global leadership after the Trump-accelerated American decline is not a rising China, but multipolar chaos.
Trump Surrenders to Iran
Donald Trump started and now has lost a humiliating, illegal, and stupid war with Iran.
What If Iran Doesn’t Want the War to End Yet?
America is not the sole actor in this war—the enemy always gets a vote.
International Relations Is Not a Morality Play: What to Expect From the War With Iran
The Trump administration has no plan and no path to a good outcome.
Nonpolitical Media Has Been Flooded With Outrage at Alex Pretti's Murder
Anatomy of a turning point.