Joe Biden addressed the nation on Thursday afternoon in a bid to speed passage of
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Failings And An Ungovernable Nation
I often talk about America’s multi-faceted culture war as a threat to democracy, but over
Nobody You Follow Is Real, Says The Pseudonym
On Monday morning, while penning yet another update on China’s anti-monopoly crackdown, I initially inserted
Let’s Talk
Risk sentiment firmed Friday, or at least in Asia, after the South China Morning Post
Kafka Or Mills?
For millions of Americans, the holiday weekend wasn’t cause for celebration. The expiration of emergency
Xi’s ‘Profound Revolution’ Renders Market Calls Worthless
As it turns out, Xi Jinping’s sweeping regulatory blitz (which, if you date to Jack
America The Radical
One of the most striking features of the post-Trump media landscape in America is the
‘Seriously, Y’all. Stop it.’
At age seven he had read most of the dialogues of Plato. The next year
Only The Dead
War is hell. On Wednesday, officials from western nations began warning citizens stranded in Afghanistan
An Atrocity Against Human Progress And Reason
Cases keep rising, and people keep dying, but Americans are a stubborn bunch. Stubborn is
America’s Cold Civil War
When, however, inequality reaches the critical point, when interests diverge so much that consensus is
Booster Clarion Call: Reasoning With The ‘Other’ Half
It’s probably best if you get a booster shot, US health officials reckon. “The available
Is Fear Back?
Fear sells, and Wednesday was a good day to be in the business of peddling
How Many More Headstones?
“American troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war, and dying in a
The Day After
Airlines rerouted planes to avoid Afghan airspace, while others nixed flights as chaos gripped Kabul
‘But Nothing That Should Matter To Markets’
“But nothing that should matter to markets.” That disclaimer is applicable to nearly everything these
Family Time
Mitch McConnell warned of a “nightmare” for “American families” as Democrats moved ahead with one
‘On The Cusp’ Of ‘Urgent Things’
“We’re on the cusp of an infrastructure decade,” Joe Biden declared, in remarks delivered Tuesday
The Roof Is On Fire
[Editor’s note: Normally, I wouldn’t kick off the new week with an article about climate
Keys To The City (And A Reprieve For The Renters)
“Not everyone’s going to agree with this,” Bill de Blasio said Tuesday. It was an
Misinformation Nation (Staying Alive In 2021)
“I just want to say, in Florida there will be no lockdowns, there will be
Revisiting The Social Contract In The Age Of Delta
Editor’s note: The following short article was originally published May 27, 2020, on Identity Element.
It’s Time To Arrest The Spread Of Vaccine Misinformation
“Who was that masked man?” It’s everybody! Again. Well, not everybody. But if you live
Smoke-Filled Rooms And Perma-Easing
“We’re informed by past experience,” Christine Lagarde said Thursday, following the unveil of new forward
Failing The Test
“The pandemic is a test and the world is failing,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom
Death & Life In Utopia For The Stupid (A Flashback)
Entertaining the counterfactual reality that reflects the future as a neoliberal utopia of permissiveness, by
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