06
Sep
Under the blood-red moon
Thaksin Shinawatra flees Thailand. A full lunar eclipse over four continents. &c. + Stepping back from the screen.
5 min read
John Jamesen Gould
John Jamesen Gould is the editor of The Signal.
05
Sep
Talking to the right people
Another strange week in America: Federal judges block the domestic deployment of U.S. military troops while the president continues
1 min read
01
Sep
Ready when you are
Most of us have noticed at one time or another, if we aren’t noticing it all the time, the
01
Sep
Fault lines
Disaster and diplomatic isolation in Afghanistan. The planets are aligning. &c. + A word on what’s ahead.
5 min read
04
Aug
Something doesn’t seem right
This past week, Polish authorities arrested 32 people they suspect of coordinating with Russia on sabotage operations within Poland—remarkably
1 min read
16
Jun
Cold cash
What do you do if you’re the European Union, and you’re sitting on more than $200 billion belonging to the Kremlin? Sir William Browder on a potential turning point in the Ukraine war.
10 min read
05
Jun
Introducing ‘Out of Control’
There are all kinds of ways life might conspire to make other people’s experiences difficult for you to imagine.
1 min read
02
Jun
Connections
What does financial repression in autocracies have to do with financial freedom in democracies? Justin Callais on human flourishing in the modern world.
12 min read
16
Mar
Enigmas
What exactly is the problem here? Justin Callais on the ambiguities of corruption.
12 min read
16
Mar
Introducing Altered States
Corruption is everywhere. Or so you might think—because narratives of corruption are everywhere.
2 min read