There are scandals that shock the conscience, and then there are scandals that walk in wearing a nametag that says, “Obviously.” The Southern Poverty Continue Reading
Contemporary Affairs
Architecture of Torture
Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic descriptions of torture, sexual violence, and psychological abuse. Reader discretion is advised. By Continue Reading
When Principle Needs a Breathalyzer and Trump Still Passes the Iran Test
Here’s the part nobody wants to say out loud because it ruins the cocktail party. Iran did not become a threat to the United States the moment Donald Continue Reading
Lebanon Is Not a Headline, It’s a Memory I Never Left
There is a difference between reading about war and remembering it. For most people, Lebanon exists as something they encounter through headlines, a Continue Reading
The Strategic Transformation of the Nordic-Baltic Frontier
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A “Livable Wage” Where?
A man in California allegedly set fire to a warehouse and recorded a video explaining why. His justification wasn’t geopolitical, ideological, or even Continue Reading
Lost Connection
Last week, millions of Verizon customers found themselves disconnected from service and stuck in SOS mode. Initially, I didn’t think much of it when Continue Reading
The Alibi Factory
The cleverest racket in public life is not corruption. Corruption is almost refreshingly honest. It leaves fingerprints, invoices, cousins on payroll, Continue Reading
Compassion, Now in Luxury Trim
Nothing in America is more profitable than a sacred category with a billing code. Give a scheme the right moral costume and half the country will Continue Reading
Communism With Better Branding
For an ideology that allegedly died in disgrace, communism’s had a fantastic second act. Not a comeback exactly. More like a wardrobe change, a media Continue Reading
Once You Strike the Match, You Don’t Get to Lecture the Fire on Its Manners
There is a comforting lie we tell ourselves about violence: that it can be summoned, directed, and restrained according to our intentions. That we can Continue Reading
BuildNow: Why America’s AI Future Depends on Veterans and the Workforce We Choose to Build
By Mike Sarraille and Kirk Offel As artificial intelligence accelerates global competition, the United States faces a defining question: Can we Continue Reading