Category: Opinion
Mary L. Trump: Why I’m Still With President Biden
The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump: It would be absurd to pretend that…
For Trump, the Debate Was Another Chapter in the Rewriting of Jan. 6
By Jess Bidgood at The New York Times: About halfway through Thursday night’s presidential debate,…
How America Got Into This Omnishambles
Yascha Mounk at Persuasion: America is in deep, deep trouble. Before Thursday’s debate, the leading contender…
The Downsides of Rehashing Problems With Friends
by Shayla Love at Psyche: It’s Friday night. You’re sitting down to dinner with your…
Ray Kurzweil Predicts Three Technologies Will Define Our Future
Sveta McShane in Singularity Hub: Over the last several decades, the digital revolution has changed nearly…
From Nobel Peace Prize to Civil War: How Ethiopia’s Leader Beguiled the World
Tom Gardner in The Guardian: ‘I’m sorry, I don’t know anything about Abiy Ahmed.” The…
Ray Dalio: The Coming Great Conflict
“From studying 50-plus civil wars and revolutions, it became clear that the single most reliable…
Lockdown Nostalgia: I Miss Only Caring About What Really Matters
by Tara Isabella Burton at Wisdom of Crowds: It is easy to be nostalgic for…
The Evolution of Empire
The trite answer to the question of why empires fall is that they become victims…
Yeats and the Sense of an Ending
Civilisation is hooped together, broughtUnder a rule, under the semblance of peaceBy manifold illusion; but…
No, AI Doesn’t Mean Human-Made Music Is Doomed. Here’s Why.
by Alexander Crooke at Singularity Hub: One could argue AI is essentially a tool aimed…
Talking Points: ‘Why Pakistan’s Economy Keeps Collapsing’
Irshad Salim, Karachi: My take on the vlog shared by a member at the Back2School…