21
Jan
Black box
Does the Chinese Communist Party really control TikTok? Emile Dirks on how it’s just like any other social-media platform—and isn’t.
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Gustav Jönsson
Gustav Jönsson is an associate editor with The Signal.
20
Jan
Note: ‘Generation Gap’
5 W Main: Generation Gap. Donald Trump, 78, is now the oldest person ever to assume the presidency of the
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13
Jan
Note: ‘Japan in the American Century’
5 W Main: Japan in the American Century. Earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel’s
2 min read
07
Jan
Mother of exiles
A year after record increases in American homelessness, it’s now gone up even more—why? Dennis Culhane on the immigration crisis playing out in U.S. cities.
7 min read
06
Jan
Sudan’s Unfinished Democracy
In December, the Famine Review Committee of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification warned that Sudan is slipping into a
2 min read
24
Dec
Note: Winter has come in the Islamic Republic
Winter has come in the Islamic Republic. Iran is facing a major power outage in the middle of a cold
2 min read
16
Dec
Note: Bandits
Why is Europe falling so far behind the U.S.? Martin Wolf on their split histories of investment, innovation, and confidence.
2 min read
12
Dec
Note: Reputational hazards
Reputational hazards. Back in 2019, when I lived in Hong Kong, the police began ordering financial institutions to freeze the
1 min read
12
Dec
Dear customer
Have banks really started closing people’s accounts because of their political views? Victoria Barnes on the dynamics of debanking.
8 min read
09
Dec
Note: ‘Assad or We Burn the Country’
5 W Main: Assad or We Burn the Country. Damascus has fallen. Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria. Within the
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