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Brits May Soon Say Goodbye to an Anonymous Internet
The proposed under-16s curb is the latest blow to free speech in the name of safety.
5 hrs ago • Sarah McLaughlin
The University As We Know It Is Finished
That’s a good thing.
Jun 17 • Nils Gilman
It’s Time For a Flexible EU
Brussels should reward Moldova’s clarity of purpose—not hold it hostage to the much harder question of Ukraine.
Jun 16 • Dalibor Rohac
Samuel Moyn on Why Old People Are Ruining America
Yascha Mounk and Sam Moyn also discuss whether some people deserve to have more votes than others.
Jun 16 • Yascha Mounk
1:24:43
The Art of the Non-Deal
With this ceasefire, Trump has capitulated to Iran.
Jun 15 • Francis Fukuyama
Protests Are Not Emotional Support Groups
Why No Kings continues to fail.
Jun 14 • Dan Storyev and Maria Kuznetsova
Why Our Flag Brings Americans Together
A day to celebrate the best parts of our nation.
Jun 14 • Rebecca Burgess
Episode 189: Laurence Jurdem on George H. W. Bush
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Jun 14 • Richard Aldous
30:07
Why Iran Continues to Choose War Over Peace
A deal may be in sight, but it won't bring peace in the Middle East.
Jun 13 • Kasra Aarabi and Saeid Golkar
David Bau on How—and Whether—Artificial Intelligence Thinks
Yascha Mounk and David Bau examine the mysterious internal processes that drive AI behavior—and why they may be fundamentally alien.
Jun 13 • Yascha Mounk
1:43:50
A “Failure of Journalism” in Canada
What it costs to abandon objectivity.
Jun 12 • Tara Henley
The Power Struggle Blocking the Strait of Hormuz
To get a deal, either the United States gives up its influence or Iran its identity.
Jun 12 • Ines Burrell
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