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PersonalAug 24, 2026On KansasSaying goodbye
PoliticsJul 16, 2026The Extraordinary Ordinariness of Lindsey GrahamBy making himself useful to Trump, Lindsey Graham preserved the foreign policy MAGA had promised to bury.
PoliticsJun 27, 2026Et Tu, Keir?Keir Starmer, Joe Biden, and the Myth of Decency
PersonalJun 9, 2026In Defense of StandardsThe clash of courtship
PoliticsJun 5, 2026We Cannot Give Up on American CitiesRising disorder demands compassionate conviction
PersonalMay 9, 2026Rivers of PowerOn wanting to not want
TechnologyApr 15, 2026A World AdriftOn AI, agency, and the future of meaning
Foreign PolicyMar 14, 2026The Bombs Over MinabOn the children of Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school and the people of Pontiac, Michigan
PersonalFeb 20, 2026To What End?On Epstein, ambition, and the capitulation of conscience
PersonalFeb 10, 2026On AmbiguityComing to terms with a lack of terms
TechnologyJan 31, 2026On Law School, Realism, and UncertaintyNotes on a changing world
Foreign PolicyJan 13, 2026The People of Iran Need Our HelpWe can support Iranians without sending troops, shooting missiles, and spending dollars.
Foreign PolicyJan 6, 2026The Hawks have Won. What Now?The Democratic Party is the last thing standing in the way of total carnage. They should act like it.
TechnologyDec 15, 2025Deepfakes are Only Getting Better. Will Congress Act?America's deepfake legislation is dated and dangerous. Legislators can change that.
PersonalDec 10, 2025On "It"Wrestling with the inhibition of ambition
Foreign PolicyDec 5, 2025Ukraine Deserves PeaceThe fruitless fascination of fatality must end
PersonalNov 16, 2025A Delicate DestinyTo take what is rightfully yours
PoliticsOct 7, 2025To the DeathOn Gary Hart and the power of hubris
Foreign PolicySep 25, 2025The Denouement of DisasterAn urgent plea to pursue peace
Foreign PolicySep 18, 2025Can Vietnam Meet the Moment?As global firms pivot from China, Hanoi navigates ambition and bureaucracy.
PersonalSep 15, 2025Ambitious for OthersOn why I try
PoliticsSep 11, 2025The Virus of ViolenceMourning the death of Charlie Kirk, Melissa Hortman, and the children of Annunciation Catholic School.
Foreign PolicySep 8, 2025The Wars to ComeIf we do not act now, we will not have the chance to act at all.
Culture & SocietySep 1, 2025Your Apathy is UnattractiveOn community, confidence, and paying attention
PoliticsJul 30, 2025Where is the Anti-War Left?America deserves and demands a pro-peace party, now more than ever.
PoliticsJul 4, 2025You Have to FightOn a birthday I share with a country I love
PersonalJun 21, 2025For IrèneOn cruelty, unfairness, and grief.
Culture & SocietyMay 31, 2025What Exactly do Young Men Want?Much has been written about a generation of angry and lonely men, but what is the actual solution?
PersonalMay 25, 2025Fermis & FiltersAt what point do we stop going all the way, and why?
Culture & SocietyMay 16, 2025The Poison of Modern CynicismA society obsessed with not seeming obsessed
Foreign PolicyApr 10, 2025Can 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?
PersonalMar 9, 2025FiveThirtyEight Changed My LifeA short eulogy
Culture & SocietyFeb 27, 2025The Antisocial Anti-America FutureIsolated by choice and pampered by technology, the future of a social society is in the hands of Americans.
Foreign PolicyFeb 24, 2025An 'America First' that Transcends TrumpOverstretched and underinvested, the U.S. is risking calamity and prosperity
PersonalJan 28, 2025What Good is Advice?Lamenting a lack of control
Foreign PolicyJan 17, 2025The World Biden WantedHistory likely won’t look fondly on the President. It wasn’t for a lack of trying.
Culture & SocietyJan 13, 2025Veni, Vidi, ViciThe legacy of legacies forgotten and known
PoliticsNov 29, 2024The Crown and the CudgelA celebration of ambition and embarrassment
Foreign PolicyOct 28, 2024The 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.
Culture & SocietyOct 15, 2024Can We Save Our Universities?The assault on liberal arts, declining enrollment, and an atrophying academic purpose leads American higher education in question.
Foreign PolicyJul 25, 2024The Rational End of Rational MenPeace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable