Cacophonocracy This is what happens when the possibility of consensus among the governed deteriorates to unmanageable extremes. George Case 7 Nov 2022 · 9 min read
French Nobels Dynamite, literature, and the rise of the engaged intellectual. Robert Zaretsky 30 Oct 2022 · 10 min read
The Problems with Longtermism The further we look into the future, the less certain we can be about our predictions and plans. Matt Johnson 27 Oct 2022 · 13 min read
A Single Spark In the age of the Internet, can the Sitong Bridge Warrior’s protest make a difference? Aaron Sarin 26 Oct 2022 · 6 min read
In the Shadow of the Mushroom Cloud Biden, Putin, and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Robin Ashenden 25 Oct 2022 · 15 min read
A Strange and Brutal Country Adam Curtis’s new BBC series provides a unique insight into Russia’s late-twentieth-century collapse. Christopher J. Snowdon 24 Oct 2022 · 7 min read
Defying Russia’s Despot Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s new book offers a profile in courage. John Lloyd 20 Oct 2022 · 10 min read
Three Paths to Despotism To halt the rise of authoritarianism, liberal democracies must restore hope of economic improvement, particularly among the young. Joel Kotkin 8 Oct 2022 · 14 min read
Reckon with This We cannot rethink history to console those it embarrasses. George Case 8 Oct 2022 · 9 min read
Robert Trivers and the Riddle of Evolved Altruism Survival of the fittest versus compassion and cooperation in evolutionary theory and politics. Daniel Kriegman 7 Oct 2022 · 24 min read
The Great Cover-Up Islamists used a religious lie to crush Mahsa Amini, but women can win this war. Asra Q. Nomani 30 Sep 2022 · 9 min read
Red Letter Day How an unknown teacher from Leningrad took on Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev—and ultimately won. Robin Ashenden 29 Sep 2022 · 12 min read
Prepare for Turbulence Meloni remains bound into a loveless union with Europe, but she is unlikely to be a model prisoner. John Lloyd 28 Sep 2022 · 7 min read
Anything-and-Everything Socialism Identity politics redirects radical energy away from the elites who promote it—a point illustrated by the 2022 Socialism Conference with rare clarity. Sohale Mortazavi 27 Sep 2022 · 10 min read
China in the Age of Surveillance China’s security apparatus may not be able to see into the minds of the people, but it can make their lives a misery in the attempt. Aaron Sarin 25 Sep 2022 · 11 min read
