(Wikipedia Commons)
The Great Awokening
The Rise of Progressive Occultism

Or why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez felt compelled to share her birth chart.

(Wikipedia Commons)
Deradicalization
In Support of David Frenchism

Sohrab Ahmari’s worldview is completely incompatible with basic tenets of liberalism.

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Green New Zeal
The European Slide Toward Irrelevance

The EU elections confirmed what has already been evident for some time: Europe’s geopolitical impotence.

(Art Institute of Chicago)
History Strikes Back
The Death of the Two-State Solution

The Israeli-Palestinian peace movement got momentum at the end of history. Now that history is back, peace seems further and further away.

(Wikipedia Commons)
Against The Jungle
When Solidarity Prevailed

Part of what made Polish independence possible was an international commitment to democratic norms. Today, that commitment is in serious doubt.

(Wikipedia Commons)
Disaster Prep
Artificial Intelligence: The Next Nuke?

Artificial intelligence could do more damage than a nuclear war or global pandemic. Why aren’t we talking about it?

(Wikipedia Commons)
Ruffining Feathers
The Man Who Hates Macron

Francois Ruffin is an odd avatar for populism—in part because he hails from the very class he is critiquing.

(Wikipedia Commons)
The Putin-splainers
Germany’s Russia Lobby

From Nietzsche to Mann to Merkel, German culture has long had a soft spot for Russia.

Default Presumptions
The Burden of Debt

Both ends of the political spectrum have become increasingly cavalier about debt. They may live to regret it.

(Charles Poerson, Art Institute of Chicago)
Politics vs. Strategy
Jared Kushner’s Peace Plan Would Be a Disaster

The only way to protect the long-term viability of the best aspects of the Kushner plan is to kill the plan.

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