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Yet another foreign misadventure would be perilous and expensive for the USA Source
Balaji Srinivasan speaks with Dan Wang, author of Breakneck, about China's industrial rise, America's competing strengths in software and finance, and what happens when an engineering state and a lawyerly state collide. The conversation covers manufacturing dominance, the future of the dollar, why both superpowers keep making costly mistakes, and where builders fit into what comes next
The dysfunctions of Soviet and American interventions in Central Asia could be replicated closer to home. The post Lessons for Venezuela From Two Afghanistan Wars appeared first on The American Conservative
Making the Space Force the newest branch of the U.S. military is yielding clear benefits in Iran
Big infrastructure projects in the developing world for things like water and electricity are under-pressure. Chinese and US funding is down and these projects often fall apart due to corruption and political incentives to build but not maintain. It is possible to break old institutions and establish new ones, but “there is nothing more difficult to […] The post A New Order of Things appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesThe 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActChristopher Sims, RI...
The article argues that while Yale University often faces scrutiny, it represents only a fraction of the broader issues plaguing higher education in the U.S., highlighting systemic challenges.
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana Source
Ground operation targeting Hezbollah widens a regional war and threatens to strain Israel’s military resources
For contest #500, sleuths celebrate that big milestone while exploring a country surrounded by missiles