Category: Politics
Random Thought: ‘1984’ by Irshad Salim
Irshad Salim, Karachi: One day I asked Professor Kahn why do we keep hearing all…
Orwellian State: Leaked Phone Calls, ‘Lawful Intercept Management System’
From Dawn: IT seems that the goings-on in judges’ homes is not the only thing…
Why Political Leaders, From Vladimir Putin to Donald Trump, are Claiming the Mantle of Religion
Nina L. Khrushcheva at Project Syndicate: One might argue that there is nothing unusual or…
Prediction Markets Suggest Replacing Biden
Scott Alexander at Astral Codex Ten: Some of the party’s problems are hard and have…
The Real Modern Struggle: Democracy and Authoritarianism
by Mindy Clegg at 3 Quarks Daily: The Cold War ended somewhere between 1989 and…
Julian Assange—Journalist or Jerk?
By Matthew Gault at Newsweek: No person is just one thing. I believe that strongly…
Dan Carlin on Podcasting, History, and Hero Worship
Nick Gillespie at Reason: In March, Reason‘s Nick Gillespie talked with one of the great…
The Problem(s) of Democracy
From Wisdom of Crowds: Institutions in decay: In the past, Ezra Klein argues, American political…
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…