The Tragedy of Two Failing Superpowers
By Martin Wolf Financial Times History accelerates in crises. This pandemic may not itself transform the world, but it can accelerate changes already under way. One ongoing change has been […]
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Machiavellian Personalities Enjoy Political Campaigning More Than Others
Psychology Today Scott A. McGreal In personality psychology, Machiavellianism refers to a cynical and manipulative approach to interpersonal relationships that embraces “moral flexibility” for personal gain. People high in Machiavellian traits, or […]
Should There Be a War Crime Pardon Exception?
By Dan Maurer Lawfare In May 2019, President Trump pardoned former 1st Lt. Michael Behenna for crimes committed while deployed in Iraq. Behenna, who had served less than five years in prison […]
How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich
By Rebecca Hersher & Robert Benincasa NPR If they had known, they never would have bought the house on Bayou Glen Road. Sure, it was a beautiful lot, tucked in […]
The Economics of Russian Aggression
By Shane Hasbrouck Small Wars Journal In the early 1800’s Carl von Clausewitz, the father of modern military theory, wrote, “War is the continuation of politics by other means.” Simply […]
Losing the South China Sea
By Bill Hayton Foreign Policy Vietnam’s history is full of heroic tales of resistance to China. But this month Hanoi bent the knee to Beijing, humiliated in a contest over […]
A Placebo President?
By Tyler Cowen The American Interest When I ponder why the American electorate turned to such an unorthodox President as Donald Trump, I think first of the idea of control. […]
