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New York Magazine
Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Be President
New York Magazine
20+ min read · From 2018 · One year ago: the plan to lose, and the administration’s shocked first days.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Corporate Socialism: The Government is Bailing Out Investors & Managers Not You
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
5 min read · 2020-03-26 · (With Mark Spitznagel)
The Atlantic
RIP Democracy
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 2020-05-11 · Russia’s goal was never merely to elect Donald Trump. Now, Vladimir Putin is poised to complete the mission he began four years ago.
TIME
100 Women of the Year
TIME
4 min read · 2020-03-05 · From Amelia Earhart to Michelle Obama, meet 100 women who defined the last century
Foreign Affairs
How to Save Democracy From Technology
Foreign Affairs
~15 min read · 2020-11-24 · Big Tech threatens democracy. Few have considered a practical solution: taking away the platforms’ role as gatekeepers of content.
The New York Times
What if Facebook Is the Real ‘Silent Majority’?
The New York Times
7 min read · 2020-08-27 · Right-wing influencers are dominating the political discussion on Facebook, raising questions about whether it will translate into electoral success in November.
Aeon+Psyche
What 1930s political ideologies can teach us about the 2020s
Aeon+Psyche
~11 min read · 2020-04-14 · Fascism promised radical national renewal and supreme power to the people. Are we in danger of a fascist revival today?
The Washington Post
New Zealand isn’t just flattening the curve. It’s squashing it.
The Washington Post
5 min read · 2020-04-07 · The number of new coronavirus cases is starting to decline as the country pursues a policy of elimination rather than containment.
The New Yorker
Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency
The New Yorker
20+ min read · From 2016 · Inside a stunned White House, the President considers his legacy and America’s future.
The New York Times
Facebook Has Been a Disaster for the World
The New York Times
4 min read · 2020-09-18 · How much longer are we going to allow its platform to foment hatred and undermine democracy?
The Atlantic
‘This Must Be Your First’
The Atlantic
~14 min read · 2020-12-07 · Only one widely understood word captures what Donald Trump is trying to do, even though his acts do not meet its technical definition.
TIME
How Conspiracy Theories Are Shaping the 2020 Election—and Shaking the Foundation of American Democracy
TIME
7 min read · 2020-09-10 · Democracy relies on an informed public responding to real-life facts. But a growing number of Americans are untethered from reality.