‘The Sentinel State’
The Sentinel State. Chinese society has undergone radical, at times tumultuous, change since Mao Zedong established the communist People’s
Note: ‘First Idea Part One’
111 MHz: ‘First Idea Part One.’ The four musicians of 137 are veterans of the post-jazz groups Portishead and Sons
Note: Tremors in Tokyo
Tremors in Tokyo. On August 14, not even three years into his term, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced
Note: Standoff in Little Venice
Standoff in Little Venice. The winner of last month’s Venezuelan election was not the winner.
Nicolás Maduro, the incumbent
Note: ‘Days’
111 MHz: ‘Days.’ The French duo Kashaiof named their band as an interpretation of the Hebrew word Kishoof, meaning sorcery.
Nothing to see in Caracas
Can Venezuela’s autocratic president get away with stealing an election? Moisés Naím on the deadly stakes of an international standoff.
Note: Politics and the English language: a ‘coup’
Politics and the English language: a ‘coup.’ After it became clear that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris would replace
Note: Weather report: Washington, D.C.
Weather report: Washington, D.C. An unsettled afternoon in the District of Columbia. The high temperature of 30◦ C (86◦
Note: U.S. intelligence—what they don’t tell you
U.S. intelligence—what they don’t tell you. Recently, a U.S. court unsealed new FBI documents supporting longstanding
Need to know
Why is the U.S. government keeping so many secrets from the American people? Matthew Connelly on how official classification has gone out of control.
