One would have to be naive to believe that the so-called democracy of the U.S. electoral model is an anomaly rather than a systemic logic.

'The real question is not whether U.S. hegemony is in decline, but whether the United States can devise a way to step down with dignity.'

The Danes skillfully outmaneuvered Trump by bringing out a refreshed version of an old agreement.

[A] U.S. constitutional checks and balances system is telling the president that all abuses of power will be punished.

[T]he only thing that can counter [what is happening] is solidarity with those being targeted, because ultimately, this is directed at all of us.

Before the pace of AI development outstrips the ability of humans to control it, AI companies around the world, and Washington and Beijing too, may need to find ways to modulate the tempo of that development.

The failure was not a lack of information. It was a lack of political courage.

[W]e are looking at blatant electoral bribery.

For most of its modern history, the United States has written the rules of engagement almost everywhere it has chosen to fight.

The culture war between the MAGA camp and the wokeist coalition of crypto-Communists and bleeding heart liberals shows that the failure has continued for a quarter of a century.