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🌍 Geopolitics
February 04, 2026

Surveying Duality in Space

These proceedings share details on a workshop examining dual-use space systems (those capable of performing both civilian and military operations) that included space stakeholders from the Indo-Pacific from government, private, and research sectors

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📈 Economy
February 04, 2026

Effective tax rates for billionaires

Here is the tweet, here is the source data. The post Effective tax rates for billionaires appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsBetter or worse than tyler ? by Dada maravilhaGabriel Zuccman is the source. Probably the worst well-known . by Naveen_KRelated StoriesThe United States as an Active Industrial Policy NationDoes Peer-Reviewed Research Help Predict Stock Returns?David Hume update — “model this”

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🎭 Culture
February 08, 2026

The genre that came in from the cold

This article explores the resurgence of the spy genre in literature and film, examining its evolution and cultural significance in a world increasingly defined by geopolitical tensions.

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🌍 Geopolitics
February 08, 2026

J.D. Vance’s Mixed Signals on Iran

The vice president’s realist impulses sit uneasily alongside reflexive hawkism. The post J.D. Vance’s Mixed Signals on Iran appeared first on The American Conservative

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🏛️ Politics
February 08, 2026

The Opinions: Bernie Sanders and Ruben Gallego

What will America’s story be after President Trump? My colleague David Leonhardt did a great series on that question this year, talking to a number of leading politicians. I thought two of those episodes, with Senator Bernie Sanders and with Senator Ruben Gallego, would be of particular interest to you. And they’re great to listen to as a pair. Sanders and Gallego have strong views about where the Democratic Party went wrong and how it can win back working-class voters in particular — views t...

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