The End of Accountability? Trump’s Sentencing and the Future of Governance
A sentenced felon poised to retake the presidency has faced zero consequences for his crimes. Here's what that means.
Politics
Elon Musk's AfD Kingmaking is Distributed Dictatorship in Action
Tech billionaires like Elon Musk are transforming their platforms into global political tools, leveraging centralized control over information to reshape political discourse and consolidate unprecedented power.
Alito, Trump and the Death of Plausible Deniability
When a Supreme Court Justice openly coordinates with a litigant, we’ve crossed a threshold that jeopardizes what’s left of democratic guardrails.
Trumpist Economics Are Coming Home to Roost
Markets have been clinging to a fantasy of consequence-free Trumpism, but today’s tariff threats shattered that delusion, forcing a harsh reality check.
Britain Just Banned Deepfake Porn. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Britain just announced it will criminalize the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfakes.
When Climate Change Meets Climate Denial
As Trump prepares to take office promising to dismantle climate initiatives, 30,000 wealthy Angelenos are fleeing their homes beneath smoke plumes that shouldn't exist in winter.
America's Next Top Territory: The Reality-TVification of International Relations
Trump isn't pursuing territorial expansion - he's producing the world's most expensive reality show. This isn't a hypothesis or speculation. It's simply what happens when you take a reality TV producer and give him control of international relations.