05
Dec
Note: ‘We’re going to be in a new world’
‘We’re going to be in a new world.’ The combined military budget of the United States is now nearly
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Gustav Jönsson
Gustav Jönsson is an associate editor with The Signal.
05
Dec
Mutually assured
Why is the United States building up so much military capability? Adam Tooze on how America’s great-power rivalries with China and Russia are transforming U.S. priorities.
11 min read
02
Dec
Note: ‘The Presidential Pardon Power’
5 W Main: The Presidential Pardon Power. On Sunday, December 1, U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter
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27
Nov
Note: ‘The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S.’
5 W Main: The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S. In 15 weeks of the American presidential race,
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26
Nov
Note: ‘These groups are mystical creations’
‘These groups are mystical creations.’ Donald Trump won the recent U.S. presidential election with a greater share of non-
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26
Nov
Racecraft
What does it mean that more non-white Americans voted for Donald Trump in this year’s U.S. presidential election than in the previous two? Adolph Reed on the limits of identity politics.
9 min read
18
Nov
Note: ‘The Tribe’
5 W Main: The Tribe. Days after the U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump commented that his former secretary of
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14
Nov
Note: ‘It’s coming from inside the house’
‘It’s coming from inside the house.’ Last summer, the Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first ever franchise to earn
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14
Nov
In theaters now
Why are studios releasing so few original new films? Andrew deWaard on how movie franchises have conquered Hollywood.
9 min read
11
Nov
Note: ‘Polarized by Degrees’
5 W Main: Polarized by Degrees. Donald Trump won last week’s U.S. presidential election with a surge of
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