Gustav Jönsson

Gustav Jönsson is an associate editor with The Signal.
05
Dec
Mutually assured

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
1 min read
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,
1 min read
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-white
1 min read
26
Nov
Racecraft

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
1 min read
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
1 min read
14
Nov
In theaters now

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
1 min read
07
Nov
Business as usual

Business as usual

Is the U.S. really on the verge of “unprecedented extremism”? Anton Jäger on the long history behind Donald Trump’s “men on horseback” style in American politics.
11 min read