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41 essays

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  1. Kansas road signPersonalOn KansasSaying goodbye
  2. n/aPoliticsThe Extraordinary Ordinariness of Lindsey GrahamBy making himself useful to Trump, Lindsey Graham preserved the foreign policy MAGA had promised to bury.
  3. PoliticsEt Tu, Keir?Keir Starmer, Joe Biden, and the Myth of Decency
  4. PersonalIn Defense of StandardsThe clash of courtship
  5. PoliticsWe Cannot Give Up on American CitiesRising disorder demands compassionate conviction
  6. PersonalRivers of PowerOn wanting to not want
  7. TechnologyA World AdriftOn AI, agency, and the future of meaning
  8. Foreign PolicyThe Bombs Over MinabOn the children of Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school and the people of Pontiac, Michigan
  9. PersonalTo What End?On Epstein, ambition, and the capitulation of conscience
  10. PersonalOn AmbiguityComing to terms with a lack of terms
  11. TechnologyOn Law School, Realism, and UncertaintyNotes on a changing world
  12. Foreign PolicyThe People of Iran Need Our HelpWe can support Iranians without sending troops, shooting missiles, and spending dollars.
  13. Foreign PolicyThe Hawks have Won. What Now?The Democratic Party is the last thing standing in the way of total carnage. They should act like it.
  14. TechnologyDeepfakes are Only Getting Better. Will Congress Act?America's deepfake legislation is dated and dangerous. Legislators can change that.
  15. PersonalOn "It"Wrestling with the inhibition of ambition
  16. Foreign PolicyUkraine Deserves PeaceThe fruitless fascination of fatality must end
  17. PersonalA Delicate DestinyTo take what is rightfully yours
  18. PoliticsTo the DeathOn Gary Hart and the power of hubris
  19. Foreign PolicyThe Denouement of DisasterAn urgent plea to pursue peace
  20. Foreign PolicyCan Vietnam Meet the Moment?As global firms pivot from China, Hanoi navigates ambition and bureaucracy.
  21. PersonalAmbitious for OthersOn why I try
  22. Manhunt for shooter continues after Charlie Kirk killed in 'political  assassination' - ABC NewsPoliticsThe Virus of ViolenceMourning the death of Charlie Kirk, Melissa Hortman, and the children of Annunciation Catholic School.
  23. Foreign PolicyThe Wars to ComeIf we do not act now, we will not have the chance to act at all.
  24. Culture & SocietyYour Apathy is UnattractiveOn community, confidence, and paying attention
  25. PoliticsWhere is the Anti-War Left?America deserves and demands a pro-peace party, now more than ever.
  26. PoliticsYou Have to FightOn a birthday I share with a country I love
  27. PersonalFor IrèneOn cruelty, unfairness, and grief.
  28. Culture & SocietyWhat Exactly do Young Men Want?Much has been written about a generation of angry and lonely men, but what is the actual solution?
  29. PersonalFermis & FiltersAt what point do we stop going all the way, and why?
  30. Culture & SocietyThe Poison of Modern CynicismA society obsessed with not seeming obsessed
  31. Foreign PolicyCan the U.S. Avoid War with Iran?A war with Iran would be a disaster for President Trump and the United States. Yet can the President avoid the diplomatic failures of the past?
  32. PersonalFiveThirtyEight Changed My LifeA short eulogy
  33. Culture & SocietyThe Antisocial Anti-America FutureIsolated by choice and pampered by technology, the future of a social society is in the hands of Americans.
  34. Foreign PolicyAn 'America First' that Transcends TrumpOverstretched and underinvested, the U.S. is risking calamity and prosperity
  35. PersonalWhat Good is Advice?Lamenting a lack of control
  36. Foreign PolicyThe World Biden WantedHistory likely won’t look fondly on the President. It wasn’t for a lack of trying.
  37. Culture & SocietyVeni, Vidi, ViciThe legacy of legacies forgotten and known
  38. PoliticsThe Crown and the CudgelA celebration of ambition and embarrassment
  39. Foreign PolicyThe U.S Needs a New Nuclear PolicyThe need to sacrifice geopolitical capital to ensure a stable nuclear world is as crucial as ever, and yet increasingly unlikely.
  40. Culture & SocietyCan We Save Our Universities?The assault on liberal arts, declining enrollment, and an atrophying academic purpose leads American higher education in question.
  41. Foreign PolicyThe Rational End of Rational MenPeace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable