Trusting the science
Why have so many Americans turned against the idea of expertise in public affairs? David A. Hopkins on how the government has become increasingly reliant on experts, and experts have become increasingly influenced by politics.
Note: ‘Illegal ideologies’
‘Illegal ideologies’ | On September 26, a court in Hong Kong sentenced two journalists, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, for “conspiring
Note: The most dangerous place in the world
The most dangerous place in the world. A month ago, a Chinese coast-guard ship rammed into one from the Philippines,
Note: ‘Arrayed on the Battlefield’
111 MHz: ‘Arrayed on the Battlefield.’ The Lagos-based musician and composer who records as Ibukun Sunday is back with a
The Chinese armada
Why are so many military confrontations happening in the South China Sea? Isaac B. Kardon on Beijing’s offshore strategy for a new international order.
Note: ‘The Wolves of K Street’
5 W Main: The Wolves of K Street. Last Sunday, Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, vetoed a bill that
Note: Stuck in a moment
Stuck in a moment. Since the 1980s, China’s economy has grown more than any other in the world—but
Note: ‘Movement, Before All Flowers’
111 MHz: ‘Movement, Before All Flowers.’ The German composer Max Richter is back with In a Landscape, a new album
Can’t get out of it
What’s wrong with China’s economy? Victor Shih on the major reckoning facing the government in Beijing.
Note: It depends on what dictator
It depends on what dictator. When U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gave her speech to the Democratic National Convention
