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To better understand the implications of many MAGA influencers on X being foreign bots, I sat down with a cab driver in Dhaka who is paid to pretend to be a farmer from Wisconsin on X.
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
To better understand the implications of many MAGA influencers on X being foreign bots, I sat down with a cab driver in Dhaka who is paid to pretend to be a farmer from Wisconsin on X.
I have not seen a Sears perform this badly without having Eddie Lampert as CEO
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I have not seen a Sears perform this badly without having Eddie Lampert as CEO
To better understand the Sudanese Civil War I sat down with a waffle vendor in Bruges
November 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
To better understand the Sudanese Civil War I sat down with a waffle vendor in Bruges
To better understand the geopolitical implications of a trade war I sat down with a poutine vendor in downtown Montreal
August 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
To better understand the geopolitical implications of a trade war I sat down with a poutine vendor in downtown Montreal
Sandwich hurling is no means of political discourse, speaking with cab drivers in far off locales is
August 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Sandwich hurling is no means of political discourse, speaking with cab drivers in far off locales is
From Grok to Plymouth Rock: a history of iconoclastic speech
July 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
From Grok to Plymouth Rock: a history of iconoclastic speech
We need big, beautiful centrism
July 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We need big, beautiful centrism
New York City’s results show the demand for radical centrism needs even more centrist firepower to be met
June 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New York City’s results show the demand for radical centrism needs even more centrist firepower to be met
Is Iran the new Iraq? Too soon to tell
June 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Is Iran the new Iraq? Too soon to tell
This Musk-Trump breakup has me thinking about the national divorce of Czechoslovakia
June 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This Musk-Trump breakup has me thinking about the national divorce of Czechoslovakia
From Marcos to Franz: the troubling history of Ferdinands by Thomas Friedman
May 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
From Marcos to Franz: the troubling history of Ferdinands by Thomas Friedman
The Fall of the House of Usha Vance
May 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Fall of the House of Usha Vance
From Maureen to Ann: the impact Dowds have had on our culture
May 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
From Maureen to Ann: the impact Dowds have had on our culture
Eric Adams is the secret weapon Democrats should use in 2028
May 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Eric Adams is the secret weapon Democrats should use in 2028
From the provost to Prevost: an examination of the global Zeitgeist
May 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
From the provost to Prevost: an examination of the global Zeitgeist
To better understand the situation with the air
traffic control at Newark I sat down with a Doordasher in Boise
traffic control at Newark I sat down with a Doordasher in Boise
May 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
To better understand the situation with the air
traffic control at Newark I sat down with a Doordasher in Boise
traffic control at Newark I sat down with a Doordasher in Boise
How the Met Gala got me thinking about interconnecting global supply chains
May 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
How the Met Gala got me thinking about interconnecting global supply chains
From Shadeur to cheddar: a global primer on consumer choices
April 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
From Shadeur to cheddar: a global primer on consumer choices
The NFL draft last night got me thinking about globalization
April 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The NFL draft last night got me thinking about globalization
From gulags to goulash: how small authoritarian regimes explain the world
April 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
From gulags to goulash: how small authoritarian regimes explain the world
Make trade, not tariffs
April 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Make trade, not tariffs
Penguins as the ersatz Sons of Liberty
April 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Penguins as the ersatz Sons of Liberty
What watching The White Lotus taught me about global trade
April 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
What watching The White Lotus taught me about global trade
Make the world flat again
March 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Make the world flat again
To better understand the obsession Trump has with Greenland I sat down with an æbleskever vendor in Aarhus
March 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
To better understand the obsession Trump has with Greenland I sat down with an æbleskever vendor in Aarhus