Category: Opinion

Five ways the next Cold War will be different

New world order. The structure of the U.S.-China bipolar rivalry will make the next Cold…

The Media Very Rarely Lies

Scott Alexander at Astral Codex Ten: With a title like that, obviously I will be…

The GOP Elite Wants to Brand Trump a Loser

Amanda Marcotte in Salon: It’s no secret, among political junkies anyway, that Senate Minority Leader Mitch…

Dhaka Debacle: ‘War is Too Serious a Business to Be Left to the Generals’

IRSHAD SALIM: A clear and imminent military defeat was inevitable and unavoidable; any military mind…

Why is the West Against Islam?

Shared by Qayyum Ahmed: A brother named Ranjit Lal Madhavan has written a very nice…

Hyperintelligence: Art, AI, and the Limits of Cognition

by Jochen Szangolies: On May 11, 1997, chess computer Deep Blue dealt then-world chess champion…

The Puzzle of Working Class Politics Around the World

by Pranab Bardhan: The recent spectacular rise of extreme right-wing parties in Italy and Sweden…

Moderation Is Different From Censorship

Scott Alexander in Astral Codex Ten: This is a point I keep seeing people miss…

Racism Row: How Asia and Africa Shaped Civilization

When Josep Borrell spoke of ‘privilege’, did that mean ‘white’ privilege? By Tariq A. Al…

Nature is Disappearing: Here’s Why it Matters and What to Do About it

Perhaps the clearest role the U.S. can play in halting and reversing global nature loss…

Why Policing is and Will Continue to Remain Political in Pakistan

Because policing has been treated as a project of political ordering and disordering, it allows…

History Shows That Free Trade Can’t Buy World Peace

One of the Most Famous Ideas in Economics Is Wrong Jacob Soll in Politico: One…