The Taiwan Opening
POLITICS · ECONOMY · TECH
May 20, 2026
More than 90 percent of the
world’s advanced semiconductor
chips are produced in Taiwan, a
geopolitical risk.
The Software Layer of the
State
POLITICS · TECHNOLOGY
May 19, 2026
Palantir’s software integrates
disparate government data to
streamline decision-making in…
The Machine Can Write. Can We
Still Read?
EDUCATION · TECH
May 18, 2026
America’s longstanding literacy
challenges persist despite
technological advances, with…
Nuclear to Mars
TECHNOLOGY
May 13, 2026
NASA’s adoption of nuclear
electric propulsion marks a
shift from brief chemical burns
to continuous low-thrust
acceleration.
The Brains We Left Behind
LABOR · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
April 28, 2026
For a century, economic and
educational systems prioritized
consistent, repeatable work
suited to a narrow cognitive…
An Ordinary Night
WAR AND SECURITY · UKRAINE · DRONES
April 26, 2026
What a single message from Kyiv
reveals about how this war is
really being fought
The message came in just after
dawn.
“Two people died, 15 people…
The Pope Didn’t Say That
POLITICAL POWER · IMMIGRATION · PLATFORMS
April 14, 2026
A widely shared quote
attributed to Pope Leo XIV—“You
cannot follow both Christ and
the cruelty of.
No Way In
LABOR · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · ECONOMY
April 7, 2026
Artificial intelligence is
reshaping the labor market by
removing entry-level tasks
rather than eliminating jobs…
Which Energy Gets an Escort
ENERGY · CLEAN ENERGY · POLITICAL POWER
April 2, 2026
Federal policy is accelerating
advanced nuclear projects,
including microreactors and
fusion research, citing…