Presidential Debates Love To Avoid the Topic of Taxing the Rich
The first televised U.S. presidential debate came way back in 1960. Few of us who happened to watch that debate remember much about it....
Why Space Is Such a Dangerous Place
The past year has witnessed a growing chorus of alarm in Washington regarding the military utility of space. From the proliferation of space debris to the...
Macron’s True Color Is Blue
After 51 days of political limbo, the proverbial white smoke finally rose from the Élysée Palace. The appointment of right-wing stalwart Michel Barnier as...
About That Trump Assassination Conspiracy Theory
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack.
I find the rise of BlueMAGA very disturbing, and I’m surprised more people don’t. Or perhaps I’m...
Will Harris ‘Go to China’ on Criminal Justice?
It has come to the most dangerous part of the campaign season, when it seems like better things are possible. But if hope can...
Mpox Offers Another Chance to Confront Vaccine Inequity
On Aug. 14, the World Health Organization named mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years. When the first declaration was issued in 2022,...