What caused the recent sharp rightward shift of so many Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs? In their new book, Alex Karp and Nicholas Zaminska explain the new philosophies that inform the “tech right”
Caleb SlaytonMay 6, 2025
The destructive elements of war are obvious and myriad. But less discussed are the technological and economic benefits of war that can, counterintuitively, drive human progress
Simon MaassMarch 19, 2025
The lost art of political oratory must be recovered to save not only our politics, but the soul of America
Jeffery Tyler SyckMarch 14, 2025
Despite much chatter about the applications of AI to military hardware, three common myths about AI in national security still need correcting
Joseph O. ChapaJanuary 16, 2025
Though the idea of always having a human “in the loop” with autonomous weapons sounds reassuring, this framing actually obscures more than it clarifies.
Joseph O. ChapaNovember 25, 2024
Ben Buchanan’s “The Hacker and the State” (2020) is an instructive introduction to cyberwarfare, yet his characterization of cyber tactics as ineffective at signaling a nation’s intent and resolve is unpersuasive
Blake MuellerNovember 20, 2024
Natalie Lampert’s new book on the rise of egg freezing reveals the family unfriendly culture that increasingly permeates America
Nadya WilliamsSeptember 16, 2024
Tory MP Danny Kruger sketches a philosophy of history that laments the West’s lost sense of deep community without romanticizing the past
Trey DimsdaleAugust 27, 2024
Reinhold Niebuhr’s never-before-published article from 1953 on the future he hoped to live in
Reinhold NiebuhrJanuary 11, 2024