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Culture
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CXLIII. A Country That Holds Up Its End
Learning from Japan, Ohio workers, and the fading promise of shared prosperity
Aug 9, 2026
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10 min read
Culture
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CXLII. Creating the Alternative Reality
Facts hardly stand a chance when governing is whatever he says.
Aug 2, 2026
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6 min read
Culture
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CXLI. Can We Do Something Here First?
Before we go hunting for a second planet, we might try acting like we understand the first one.
Jul 26, 2026
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7 min read
CXXXVII. The Darkhorse Candidate for President
The biggest name in the 2028 Presidential race could be an unexpected one
Jun 28, 2026
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5 min read
Culture
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CXXXVI. The Cost of Doing Wrong
The regime has rewired the price of every decision.
Jun 21, 2026
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6 min read
Politics
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CXXXV. The Teacher or The Machine?
On AI, teachers, and the education transformation no one is actually planning for.
Jun 14, 2026
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6 min read
Culture
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CXXXIV. A Marshall Plan for Energy is What We Need
Climate, Power, and the Debt We Owe the World
Jun 7, 2026
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7 min read
Politics
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CXXXIII. The Price of Looking Away
Foreign policy isn't something remote. Young Americans will pay for every bad decision.
May 31, 2026
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7 min read
World
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CXXXII. The Internet Did Not Kill Lies
It Simply Made Them Stronger and Faster
May 24, 2026
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7 min read
Culture
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CXXXI. Creating A Capitalist Jesus
The long American project of turning a radical into a carpetbagger
May 17, 2026
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7 min read
Culture
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