08
Sep
Speaking of WWII …
Operation Midway Blitz hits Chicago. Jeffrey Epstein’s estate sends a drawing. + Inside Iran after the strikes.
6 min read
Gustav Jönsson
Gustav Jönsson is an associate editor with The Signal.
07
Sep
The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy
How’s Iran’s standoff with Israel and the West affecting everyday Iranians’ feelings about the regime? Trita Parsi on why nationalism is surging while Islamic Republic’s popularity continues to tank.
11 min read
11
Aug
A ‘known unknown’
Where’s all the money coming into American think tanks from? Ben Freeman on the enormous foreign-government “donations” flowing through Washington, D.C.
10 min read
06
Aug
‘Those days are over’
A little more than a decade ago, a shot rang out in the courtyard of a Chinese government building. Practically
1 min read
30
Jul
Declarations of independence
What’s driving political attacks against central banks around the world? Stefan Eich on an emerging legitimacy crisis.
11 min read
30
Jul
Captured
The United States government is trying to get Apple out of China, threatening to slap its products with tariffs unless
1 min read
23
Jul
‘A leap in the dark’
Before the 1970s, the financial sector produced less than 20 percent of American corporate profits; by the turn of the
1 min read
21
Jul
Just a shot away
Why the spread of major crime within the U.S. Special Forces? Seth Harp on a dark legacy of America’s war on terror.
12 min read
16
Jul
The economic weapon
Before June 13, when Israeli forces struck Iran, the United States had been negotiating with it over its nuclear program:
1 min read
14
Jul
‘Deplorable’
Around the world, some cities and regions are getting wealthier; others are increasingly left behind. Why? Sir Paul Collier on hyper-centralization and the economic origins of the populist blame game.
12 min read