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Why today’s publishers fear Goodreads more than government
In “That Book Is Dangerous,” author Adam Szetela examines the rise of the “Sensitivity Era” in publishing and how outrage campaigns try...
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Sep 41 min read
The Fight for Truth (...first, we must discover, ... and agree, .... upon a common reality)
Jonathan Rauch on the “constitution of knowledge,” disinformation’s dangers, and why reality always wins. Related, a common reality which...
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Sep 32 min read
Goodbye FEMA, Hello Disaster Consultants
Pushing more responsibility for disaster response onto the states will mean depending more on private contractors.
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Sep 31 min read
The Wrong Way to Win Back the Working Class?
Automatic deference to labor unions has not paid off for Democratic politicians.
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Sep 31 min read
Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler
A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.
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Sep 31 min read
Perhaps we should rethink the current U.S. anti-immigration actions?
You will not enjoy the consequences. Cutting off immigration will lead to declining population, whether this year or in the near future,...
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Sep 31 min read
China rattles saber
China’s military parade unveils newest weapons as Xi welcomes leaders challenging Western order
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Sep 21 min read
A Loss to Groups Seeking Billions in Climate Funds
The nonprofit organizations are fighting an administration effort to claw back climate and clean energy grants. Related: Excerpt : "At...
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Sep 21 min read
A "Department of War?"
Renaming the Defense Department might require congressional action
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Sep 21 min read
Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds
U.S. contending with a disconnect between the nation’s sour outlook and traditional measures showing a robust economy Somewhat related:...
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Sep 21 min read
Inventing Fake Emergencies to Gain Real-World Power
Today, the structure of law granting exceptional emergency powers is a grave threat to democracy and an avenue toward authoritarian rule
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Sep 21 min read
NOAA Has Been Trying to Predict How Bad Floods Could Get
Under the current administration, the future of those projects is up in the air.
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Sep 11 min read
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Attacks on Science
Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of...
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Sep 11 min read
Great Civilizations Depend on Trade
When countries open up to the free exchange of goods and ideas, the result can be a historic golden age. But trade is rarely allowed to...
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Sep 11 min read
The business of U.S. military deterrence
The U.S. Army colonel, Palantir executive and ‘reindustralization maximalist’ Shyam Sankar on how to restore the U.S. edge and prevent...
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Sep 11 min read
The Boss Has Had It With All the Office Activists
It isn’t just Microsoft. Companies are adopting a new, harder-line playbook for dealing with political debate at work.
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Sep 11 min read
As an unqualified leader upends America’s public health system, his leader and many constituents cheers him on
The President pledged that he’d empower Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild" on health care. The president has kept his promise — to the...
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Aug 311 min read
If the University of Chicago Won’t Defend the Humanities, Who Will?
Why it matters that the University of Chicago is pausing admissions to doctoral programs in literature, philosophy, the arts, and...
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Aug 311 min read
Pursuing historical accuracy regarding the founders' intents, concerns and design of the U.S. (UII w/Claude)
DM In reading Dan Sisson's "The American Revolution of 1800," he strongly points that many of our "Founding Fathers" adamantly worried...
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Aug 303 min read
A bad bet by U.S. Supreme Court?
A recent decision tried to protect the Fed from the president’s interference. It didn’t go nearly far enough. Related Also related...
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Aug 292 min read
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