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Let Israel Be Normal
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Let Israel Be Normal
And more from this week…
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January 17, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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The dawn of the post-literate society
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The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
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January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Trump is Venezuelifying the United States
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Trump is Venezuelifying the United States
Cross him and his minions will try to destroy you — whoever you are
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January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Revisiting Willy Loman in the age of Trump
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Revisiting Willy Loman in the age of Trump
I wrote the post below in the summer of 2023, trying to understand the continued appeal of Trump through the lens of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s great play Death of a Salesman.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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The Seven Strategic Failures That Will End Khamenei’s Rule
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The Seven Strategic Failures That Will End Khamenei’s Rule
Khamenei’s Irreversible Mistakes
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January 10, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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A Viking Foreign Policy
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A Viking Foreign Policy
The logic of Trump's entire approach: deploy superior force to plunder the weak. Repeat.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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Why Western Streets Go Silent for Iran
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Why Western Streets Go Silent for Iran
Last night in NY, demonstrators shouted “We Support Hamas Here” as Iranians fought for freedom; the worldview that justified October 7 has no room for a revolt for liberty
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January 10, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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Khamenei Has Run Out of Options
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Khamenei Has Run Out of Options
The Crisis of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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January 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Why American Power Is Always on Trial
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Why American Power Is Always on Trial
Guilty for Acting
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January 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Where does a liberal go from here?
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Where does a liberal go from here?
Our movement overreached and crashed. But the fundamental ideals are still just as powerful.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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It’s Been a Long Time Coming
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It’s Been a Long Time Coming
Jack Smith finally talked...and he had a lot to say
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January 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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I, for one, welcome our new AI overlords
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I, for one, welcome our new AI overlords
Driverless cars will transform Britain for the better
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December 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Press Onward
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Press Onward
To journalists everywhere: fight like hell
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December 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Where the Horses Went
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Where the Horses Went
An optimistic case for robotics and what that means for the rest of us
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December 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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A Week After Bondi Beach Massacare: The Dark Deal
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A Week After Bondi Beach Massacare: The Dark Deal
It Starts with a Harassed Bakery and Ends with Murders on the Beach; How Antisemitism Was Enabled from Above
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December 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Sunday Pages: "The Address of Gen. Washington to the People of America on His Declining the Presidency of the United States"
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Sunday Pages: "The Address of Gen. Washington to the People of America on His Declining the Presidency of the United States"
A valediction by George Washington
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December 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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A Few Good Memories
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A Few Good Memories
Rob Reiner told me he knew Trump was trouble
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December 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Recipe for Hate
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Recipe for Hate
We need a better framework for understanding Antisemitism
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December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Donald Trump, Security Threat
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Donald Trump, Security Threat
The call is coming from inside the White House
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December 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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How Sick Is He?
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How Sick Is He?
The physical and mental health of the president is a state secret
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December 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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The Military As A Murder Weapon
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The Military As A Murder Weapon
No congressional vote. No legal defense. Just a strongman's madness and missiles.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Ramble On: War & Peace & Appeasement
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Ramble On: War & Peace & Appeasement
Morning thoughts on Putin, Trump, Kushner, Witkoff, the futility of peace talks with the Kremlin, and Russia's unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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MAGA’s Affordability Crisis Will Soon Get Worse
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MAGA’s Affordability Crisis Will Soon Get Worse
And Trump’s numbers will continue to slide
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December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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They need to make you hate some group
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They need to make you hate some group
As soon as you start judging people as a group, the rightists win.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Pardon Me?
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Pardon Me?
Trump's abuse of the presidential pardon is undermining the rule of law
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December 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM