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Washington Post's sports section was gold standard, all the way to the end
The Washington Post sports section died Wednesday. Whether you blame natural causes or more avoidable factors, the loss for the D.C. area is immense. The ramifications were felt almost immediately. Shortly after the newspaper eliminated its sports section while laying off a third of its staff, the hometown NBA team… Read
NATO's ability to deter Russia has taken a hit with trans-Atlantic infighting
European allies and Canada are pouring billions of dollars into helping Ukraine, and they have pledged to massively boost their budgets to defend their territories. But despite those efforts, NATO’s credibility as a unified force under U.S. leadership has taken a huge hit over the past year as trust within… Read
Taming the moral menace at capitalism’s core
Digital disruption and the climate crisis are often framed as economic or social challenges. But they force crucial moral questions. Who will be held accountable for the human cost? What will it take to transform business culture so that those costs are not treated as inevitable and acceptable? In my… Read
Barring last-minute nuclear deal, U.S. and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race
The United States and Russia could embark on an unrestrained nuclear arms race for the first time since the Cold War, unless they reach an eleventh-hour deal before their last remaining arms control treaty expires this week. The New START treaty is set to end on February 5. Without it,… Read
The end of ‘Pax Americana’ and start of a ‘post-American’ era doesn’t necessarily mean the world will be less safe
America’s role in the world is changing. If this wasn’t obvious before, it should be now, following President Donald Trump’s efforts to take over Greenland and his visibly strained relations with traditional allies in Europe and elsewhere. But how much will the world change if America’s stance is different? Some… Read
Japan should think twice about importing Europe’s mobile rules
Japan rarely rushes to follow global regulatory fashion. But when it comes to mobile platforms, it has done exactly that. With the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) taking effect in December 2025, Tokyo has chosen to regulate smartphones the European way — by laying down detailed rules in advance, rather… Read
Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown
No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture, spanning the worlds of business, sports and entertainment. Bruce Springsteen released a new song Wednesday that slammed “Trump's federal thugs.” OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman told… Read
ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb
As the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement have intensified over the past year, politicians and journalists alike have begun referring to ICE as a “paramilitary force.” Rep John Mannion, a New York Democrat, called ICE “a personal paramilitary unit of the president.” Journalist Radley Balko, who wrote a book… Read
Feeling unprepared for the AI boom? You’re not alone
Journalist Ira Glass, who hosts the NPR show “This American Life,” is not a computer scientist. He doesn’t work at Google, Apple or Nvidia. But he does have a great ear for useful phrases, and in 2024 he organized an entire episode around one that might resonate with anyone who… Read
Why people believe misinformation even when they’re told the facts
When you spot false or misleading information online, or in a family group chat, how do you respond? For many people, their first impulse is to factcheck – reply with statistics, make a debunking post on social media or point people towards trustworthy sources. Factchecking is seen as a go-to… Read
