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A View of American History That Leads to One Conclusion

Disillusionment is as appealing to some temperaments as wishful thinking is to others.

Lethal weapons and the evolution of civilisation

At the heart of this theory is a simple idea: the invention of weapons that could kill at a distance meant that power became uncoupled from physical strength. Even the puniest subordinate could now kill an alpha male, with the right weapon and a reasonable aim.

What Systemic Racism Systematically Downplays

For several years now, systemic racism has been among the most frequently mentioned concepts in American discourse. The term and […]

Against Identity Politics

Beginning a few decades ago, world politics started to experience a dramatic transformation. From the early 1970s to the first […]

The Death of the Most Generous Nation on Earth

The Swedish Migration Agency in Malmo, the southern port city on the border with Denmark, occupies a square brick building […]

A broader tax base that closes loopholes would raise more money than plans by Ocasio-Cortez and Warren

“Tax reform debates have been transformed in recent weeks by a shift in emphasis from revenue raising and progressivity to […]

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies

In 2015, Amazon.com Inc. began quietly evaluating a startup called Elemental Technologies, a potential acquisition to help with a major expansion of its […]