“Is Cory Booker for real?” — Why Democrats Should Think Twice Before Betting on the Senator From New Jersey Many see Senator Cory Booker as presidential material — but his complex personal ties raise questions about his judgment.
The Papacy and the Pathway Out In lieu of effective political leadership, Pope Leo may provide an important cultural counterbalance to emergent global fascism.
The Home Front with Reed Galen: Old Grievances and New Machines How decades-old grievances around money, power, and identity have fused with new technology to threaten democracy.
America's Slide into Authoritarianism, as seen from TED 2025 The main message from TED 2025 wasn't the talks, but America's rapid slide into authoritarianism.
Tariffs Expose Rifts in Fragile MAGA Coalition Republicans don't agree about tariffs, and we're beginning to see visible discord that can be used to break apart the fragile MAGA coalition.
‘Liberation Day’ Marks America's Slide Towards Irrelevance With new tariffs, slowing economic growth, chaos in government, and a debt ceiling crisis looming, America is being isolated in ways that most serve Vladimir Putin.
Musk's SpaceX Received Big Boosts from "Putin's Favorite" Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Elon Musk didn't create SpaceX in a vacuum — he had help from an old friend of Vladimir Putin.