Gustav Jönsson

Gustav Jönsson is an associate editor with The Signal.
31
Oct
Specter

Specter

What’s the risk of the U.S. presidential election actually being stolen? Richard H. Pildes on facts and fears in a polarized democracy.
9 min read
28
Oct

Note: ‘Flying Blind’

5 W Main: Flying Blind. Last week, some 33,000 unionized Boeing workers in Washington state, who’ve been striking
1 min read
24
Oct

Note: A mystery of fewer deaths

A mystery of fewer deaths. More than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to the United
1 min read
24
Oct
Staying alive

Staying alive

Why are fewer Americans dying of drug overdoses? Magdalena Cerdá on what we know and don’t know about the the U.S. opioid crisis’s fourth wave.
7 min read
21
Oct

Note: ‘The Starmer Project’

5 W Main: The Starmer Project. This month, the British press has been taking stock of Sir Keir Starmer’s
2 min read
17
Oct

Note: Living in a world of storms

Living in a world of storms. Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in the Southeastern United States in late September, killed
1 min read
17
Oct
Category 5

Category 5

How are changes in hurricanes changing American life? Andy Horowitz on the stakes and urgency of adapting public policy to environmental reality.
7 min read
14
Oct

Note: ‘The Hollow Parties’

5 W Main: The Hollow Parties. As the U.S. presidential election on November 5 nears, Americans face a choice
2 min read
10
Oct
Entanglements

Entanglements

Who actually runs U.S. foreign policy? Daniel Bessner on why elections come and go without major changes in American grand strategy.
9 min read
07
Oct

Note: ‘Foreign Agents’

5 W Main: Foreign Agents. Elected in 2021 promising to fight crime, Eric Adams became this September the first-ever mayor
1 min read