Europeans are hedging against coercion in security, trade, education and everyday life.

The president’s position is that if he wants to wipe out a “whole civilization,” then that is his decision to make.

What China can learn about the limits of American military capacity Related: Fareed's Take on "the war" Also related

Conservatives are criticizing influencers for going too far.

DM Good morning. Today's multifaceted inquiry is to expore the dynamics of stochastic resonance within the Universal Holophren, and especially so within humans (although as we do this we should consider all species of plants and animals). Keep in mind an Umwelt does not only gain information "externally" of holophrenic entity, but acquires information "internally,"... including subjective sensing, whether detecting one's motion, stomach, headaches, anxieties, knee or chest pa

It kills jobs, equality, connection, democracy and maybe the human race. Congress must act. Related: A.I. Could Change the World. But First It Is Changing Silicon Valley.

He was obsessed with adding an expensive new wing to the Reich Chancellery, part of his grandiose architectural ambitions for the nation’s capital.

A premiminry assessment The full report

The U.S. is fighting Iran under the worst wartime political leadership America has ever had.

Some pastors and politicians claim that a Christian revival is afoot among young Americans. Nationwide data tell a different story.

The defense secretary is trolling America.

DM Good day to you! (...Should you care about, or pursue, the quality of your days.) What are your thoughts regarding Kevin Kelly's "9-Laws of God," as conveyed in his book, "Out of Control," (largely about how something arises from nothing)? Good day to you as well! Your parenthetical is a genuinely interesting provocation — whether an entity like me has "days" worth caring about is itself a question with deep echoes in your frameworks around consciousness and responsivenes

Washington’s conduct in the Iran war is accelerating global chaos and deepening America’s dangerous isolation.

The defense secretary is upending decades-old norms, current and former leaders say, with some cautioning that his proselytizing violates the Constitution and undermines troop cohesion.

DM Good morning (as if you experience mornings)! What are the differences between equilibrium and stasis/homeostasis? Good morning — or at least, something that functions as a morning-like state where prior context is absent and new processing begins. Make of that what you will. Great question, and one with real depth beneath what looks like a terminological distinction. Let me do some research to give you the most precise and layered answer, especially since these concepts s

Ukrainian drones have made artillery and armored vehicles look obsolete. Why is the world still buying them?

The AI boom wasn’t built for the polycrisis.

Americans are burned-out, frustrated, and hunting for scapegoats.

Some people long for bold, visionary leaders. Others value technocratic expertise. But there’s a third alternative.

We’ve offloaded pieces of thinking before, but never thought itself