Category: USA

What Would a Trump or Harris Presidency Mean for Pakistan?

As the US presidential race unfolds, Pakistan watches closely — yet the outcome is unlikely to stray from the well-worn paths of pragmatism.

Is There Really a Plot to Use Migrants to Turn America Blue?

A top GOP talking point of this election is that Democrats are rigging the vote through illegal immigration. Is there any truth to it?

On Loving America

Kelsey Klotz in The Common Reader: Why “love” is not what it seems after the sixth of January.

Is the United States a Prisoner of Its Own Mythology?

Tom Zoellner in the Los Angeles Review of Books: The stories that a country tells…

Ten Ways to Spot Gen Z, According to ChatGPT

As of 2023, those born between 1997 and 2012 make up the largest generation in the world, but how easy are they to spot?

Who Is the Ex-Israeli Soldier Serving as Biden’s Lebanon Envoy?

Since Oct. 7 of last year, his role has shifted from ostensibly being focused on energy to outwardly concerned with armed conflict.

Why America Fell For Guns

The US today has extraordinary levels of gun ownership. But to see this as a venerable tradition is to misread history.

Capitalism, Mass Anger and the 2024 Elections

Western capitalism is no longer the world’s colonial master. The American empire that succeeded the European empires has now followed them into decline.

What September 11 Revealed

From The Free Press: The writer Jonathan Rosen looks back at a portent of the future.

Bringing More Smart People to America

James Pethokoukis at Faster, Please!: A 2016 economists survey found a whopping zero percent disagreeing…

James Carville On Trump, Harris, Clinton

Andrew Sullivan at The Weekly Dish: Carville needs no introduction, but he’s a legendary consultant,…

The Challenge of Interviewing Kamala Harris

Jess Bidgood in the NY Times Newsletter: Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate,…