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The Proper Gander

Sam McCommon

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An Empire, If You Can Keep It

Every empire has a deadline. Once a nation chooses the path of empire, it begins a countdown clock. It’s a nation’s Faustian bargain: The temptation of power and expanse comes with a hefty price tag. It’s only a matter of when and how an em...

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The Nuclear Streisand Effect

Let’s try a brief thought experiment. Imagine you live in a rough neighborhood. Some of you may not have to imagine it. You know that just a few households are armed with guns, while the others are armed with whatever they could cobble toge...

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Claustrophobia of a Species

Having an existential crisis is a bit of a luxury. The conditions that lead to one are not always luxurious, however. What’s worse, having one can be a self-reinforcing process that leads to an abundance of navel-gazing and little action. T...

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How Close Are We to the Geopolitics of 1984?

No book gets weaponized more often than 1984 when we complain about surveillance, propaganda, or power. But beneath the memes lies a sharper question: How close are we, really, to the actual geopolitics of Orwell’s nightmare?

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Line-Go-Up Economics

The old joke nails it: Two economists spot a pile of dog shit, pay each other $100 to eat it, and high-five because the GDP just went up $200. That’s Line-Go-Up Economics in a nutshell: mental water aerobics for the morally flexible and ter...

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