Bad Idea of the Month: The Return of the Tariffs
Tariffs are just the worst. They’re easy to do, like shooting fish in a barrel, but it turns out that in this case we’re the fish…
Asides
Syria’s Russian Embrace
An interesting international relations development shows just how much control Russia exerts over its client states. (Hint: a lot.)
China’s Economic Extortion
Who knew that publishing an ‘incorrect’ map of China or ostensibly ‘recognizing’ Taiwan would be met with repression and economic blackmail?
A (Not-So) Surprising Retirement
A rare non-hot-take on Speaker Paul Ryan and the future of the House of Representatives.
“Don’t Be Evil”: Google and the Pentagon
Employees at Google are taking a stand against the company for working with the Pentagon on AI projects. Here’s why they’re wrong.
