18
Mar
Fool me twice
In November 2025, Isaac Chotiner of The New Yorker posted on X about a piece in the news startup Semafor
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Media
08
Dec
All the reach in the world
What does owning America’s most valuable media properties actually get you? Michael Socolow on the challenges and limits of billionaire influence.
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23
Apr
‘Trust nexus’
Why are so many Americans so suspicious of the news media? Benjamin Toff on news consumption, social media, and partisan polarization.
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07
Nov
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.
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25
Jul
Note: Two concepts of populism
Two concepts of populism. With U.S. President Joe Biden announcing he won’t seek reelection in November, the American
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29
Mar
Monitored
How are media incentives changing American politics? Lance Strate on the paradoxical tension between transparency and democracy.
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24
Mar
The Americans
Where is sympathy for Putin in U.S. conservative media coming from? Cathy Young on the unusually complicated feelings about the Russian president running through the American right.
10 min read
18
Mar
This is Kyiv
What are the ideas and incentives shaping American coverage of the war in Ukraine? Philip Seib on narrative patterns, business models, and the propelling force of “journalistic adrenaline.”
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10
Mar
The Moscow line
How is propaganda from Russia shaping the global context of the war in Ukraine? Mike Smeltzer on the Kremlin’s program for manipulating the media at home and abroad.
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26
Feb
Whole world watching
What does Putin’s invasion of Ukraine look like in China? Angeli Datt on the Beijing edit.
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