Will Russia invade Ukraine?

Russia has massed thousands of soldiers along Ukraine’s border and it’s got people talking about a possible war. What’s President Putin’s strategy? And where does NATO fit in? #AJStartHere with @SandraGathmann explains five things you need to know to understand this story. Check out our other Start Here […]

A libertarian tragedy in Indianapolis

“Tragedy” doesn’t even begin to describe the condition of libertarianism these days. And at a time when the popularity of virtually all institutions is at an all-time low. “Libertarianism is owning the libs by becoming right-wing authoritarians. Franco was a cool guy.” “No! Libertarianism is rioting for state […]

The New Omnivores

The Signal Why are so many food companies offering new alternatives to meat? Nina Gheihman on the mainstreaming of veganism. McDonald’s is expanding U.S. market testing on a new plant-based burger co-developed with Beyond Meat, one of the companies that have made good business selling meat alternatives in recent […]

Is America Heading for a Systems Collapse?

By Victor Davis Hanson, Independent Institute As the 2022 midterm elections approach, who will stop our descent into collective poverty, division—and self-inflicted madness? In modern times, as in ancient Rome, several nations have suffered a “systems collapse.” The term describes the sudden inability of once prosperous populations to […]

The African Origins of Democracy

By Bernd Reiter In this short essay, I argue that democracy started in ancient Africa, not in ancient Greece. Along the way, I demonstrate that world history’s hegemonic focus on civilization is misplaced and misleading. Such a focus, after all, gears our collective attention toward empires, kingdoms, and […]

The Ins and Outs of Omicron

By Peter Zeihan on January 26, 2022 I’m sure a lot of you have noticed that I haven’t mentioned much at all the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. It really boils down to one factor: reinfection. Coronavirus is fast. With the original strain out of Wuhan, as well as […]

Let’s Not Have a War

By Matt Taibbi The American foreign policy establishment, chasing decades of failures, appears to be seriously considering the unthinkable in Ukraine. Joe Biden last week said the American response in Ukraine would be proportional to Vladimir Putin’s actions. “It depends,” the president posited, thoughts drifting like blobs in […]