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MAHA and the End of American Modernity
Dressed up as a health crusade, MAHA is a proxy for a larger right-wing revolt against science, technology, and public institutions. It fuses lifestyle rebellion with policy agendas that hollow out th
First Amendment Agonistes
America’s Troubling Free Speech Moment
Trump’s War on Wind Power Is Killing Thousands of Union Jobs
A stop-work order from the Trump administration last month paused construction of a wind turbine farm off the coast of Rhode Island, laying off 1,000 unionized workers. The administration is threateni
Nepal’s Protests Are the Result of a Blocked Revolution
When Nepal became a republic in 2008, it aroused hopes for a fundamental transformation of Nepali society. The inability of Nepal’s left parties to deliver on those hopes created a mood of discontent
NIH v. APHA and the Inequities of Two-Track Justice
The Supreme Court’s NIH v. APHA decision creates a harmful “two-track” litigation process, forcing plaintiffs to file duplicative lawsuits in different courts to obtain relief. Echoing the Pennhurst r
Recognizing a Palestinian State Doesn't Mean a Free Palestine
Western plans for a Palestinian state fall far short of Palestinian self-determination, imposing tight limits on its future sovereignty. European leaders have sought a symbolic posture
The dangerous war on Tylenol
Autism diagnoses have increased because diagnostic practices changed.
To Shoot or Not To Shoot Down Russian Jets
Some probably unpopular opinions in this week's Europe Dispatch by Minna Ă…lander.
The UAW’s Shawn Fain on Union Growth and Union Power
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain: “Make no mistake: the billionaire class is not going to give up power willingly. They are on an endless pursuit of profit, no matter the cost.” Bloomberg via
Kamala Harris Thinks Trump Is a “Communist.” That’s Insane.
Centrist Democrats like Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom seem to think the best way to disparage Donald Trump is to highlight his departures from free-market orthodoxy. Good luck with that. Los Angeles
The Two Southeast Asias
A divide is growing between the region's continental and maritime countries.
The Proliferation Problem Is Back
Washington must adapt its playbook for a new era of nuclear risk.
As federal housing rules retreat, cities rewrite their own
Trump’s rollback of fair-housing oversight meets a wave of local reinvention, from D.C. tenant law to Santa Barbara adaptive reuse.
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Alternative fĂĽr Deutschland now the strongest party in Germany as Merz's government flounders, weak and bereft of options
This is supposed to be a blog on German politics, but I haven’t posted much in this direction for some weeks.
The Gaza Sumud Flotilla Is in Serious Danger
Participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza in defiance of Israel’s blockade knew they were in danger of Israeli attacks — and that was before yesterday’s dron
Every Time Apple Fans Have Flip-Flopped About Basic Questions of Technology and Computing
this may be the pettiest thing I'll ever write
It’s Official: Poverty Got Worse Under Joe Biden
A new Census Bureau report establishes that poverty increased over the course of the Biden administration. The data is yet another rebuke to the politicians and commentators who insisted economic cond
Donald Trump’s Immigration Clampdown Is Hurting the Economy
Fed chair Jerome Powell announced a quarter-point interest rate cut last week in an effort to prevent an economic slowdown. But a primary driver of the current crisis is Donald Trump’s brutal immigrat
Youth Is No Substitute for Politics
A new crop of young Democratic Party challengers is running on generational politics alone, hoping to capitalize on voters’ hunger for change without running afoul of the centrist establishment’s poli
Ten Further Thoughts on Right-Wing Cancel Culture
On four eras of the culture war, and more
The obscure coup that changed the world forever
In 1903, Serbia got a new king with a new anti-Habsburg foreign policy and the world got a Great War.
The Meaning of Western Recognition of Palestine
The news that many Western nations have recognized Palestine has driven Israel and its allies into a fit of hysteria. Israel’s leaders knows that it is too weak to dominate its region alone.
Your Party: A Left for Itself
The farcical spat that has riven Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s “Your Party” exposes a Left increasingly focused on itself rather than on the class it aims to mobilize. When it comes
Ukraine Can Win The War
The Narrative Shift Alone Is Important
National Security for Sale
How profit seeking distorts American policymaking.
India Doesn’t Want to Need China
But U.S. policy is forcing New Delhi to turn to its rival.
Tuesday discussion thread
Would you pay $75,000 for your child’s A.I. tutor?
Trump Tightens the Vise
Donald Trump is amassing more and more tools of repression, and he is not afraid to use them. In April 1921, a group of Italian fascist squadristi conducted one of their then-routine at
A New Housing Marketplace That’s Keeping Homes Unaffordable
Homebuilding giant Lennar has a large stockpile of houses it can’t sell at current asking prices. Instead of lowering home prices for the public, the company has launched an e-marketplace catering to
The Global South Holds the Keys to the New Eco-Ideological Cold War
As with the last Cold War, the new eco-industrial arms race between Beijing and Washington turns fundamentally on winning hearts and minds (and pocketbooks) in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
<cite>A Big Bold Beautiful Journey</cite> Bombs Out
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey pairs Colin Farrell with Margot Robbie in a colorful, life-affirming fantasy setting. How could it go so wrong? A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. (Columbia Pictures)
Nepal’s Youth Rise Against a Digital Gag Order
A sudden social media blackout lit the fuse. But the youth revolt shaking Kathmandu runs far deeper, fueled by years of corruption, joblessness, and a democracy hijacked by its former revolutionaries.
The Laws of the Market: A Response to Winant
Antitrust law is important not only for its potential in reforming our current economic system, but also analytically, because of law’s irreducible role in structuring economic competition and coordin
Leo Strauss Watching Hitler in Modern Germany
Review of Look Who’s Back (2015)
The problems with transit have nothing to do with crime
Public transit is one of the safest ways to get around — it’s just too slow.
They Want Their Country Back, but It Was Never Theirs
This month’s “Unite the Kingdom” march was the biggest far-right rally in British history. Sponsored by Elon Musk, it seeks not just to install Nigel Farage in government but to build a mass street mo
Keir Starmer Should Recognize Palestinians as People
Keir Starmer’s British government has formally recognized a state of Palestine. But he still needs to take some basic steps to start treating Palestinians as human beings. On Sunday, Br
An Update On The Ukrainian Campaign Against Russian Refineries
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