The Real Meaning of Squid Game
South Korea has been a big winner in the game of globalization. But it has come at a price.
Can We Avoid a War With China?
The cold war in the Taiwan Strait threatens to turn hot.
The Embarrassment of Riches
The wealthy rob governments of at least $200 billion a year in lost tax revenues. It’s time to force them to pay up.
The UN Crisis
This problem of rogue actors has long bedeviled the United Nations. But the rise of right-wing populists who insist on their sovereign right to do whatever they please poses an additional challenge to the international community.
Why Did a U.S. Envoy Meet With the Head of a Fascist Militia in India?
The fact that India is well on its way to full-fledged authoritarianism hasn’t factored into the Biden administration’s approach to the “world’s largest democracy.”
Working for a Real Mad Man
The military stood up to Donald Trump. Who will now stand up to the military?
The Handcuffing of Joe Biden
Trump didn’t just tie his successor’s hands. He handcuffed them to the throttle of a runaway train.
Did 9/11 Change Everything?
The 9/11 attacks were a surprise. The response wasn’t.
Death and Living in the Face of Empire
Julian Aguon’s ‘The Properties of Perpetual Light’ is a thoughtful meditation on how, to understand problems at the center of a colonial society, we have to look at the margins.
Saving Democracy by Destroying It
America desperately needs a dose of its own medicine of democracy promotion.
Does the Future Belong to the Taliban?
Afghanistan is not the only place at risk of takeover by extremists.
The Delta Variant of Global Stupidity
Why is the far right jumping on the anti-vaccination bandwagon?
The Global Right Wing’s Bizarre Obsession with Pedophilia
Child molestation is a very real problem. But the far right is far more interested in demonizing women, homosexuals, and the transgender community.
The Politics of American Protest, With a North Korean Twist
The right wing has attacked Gwen Berry for her Olympic trial protest. A North Korean defector has joined that chorus.
Biden’s Conventional Foreign Policy
America is back—to the same old, same old.