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Martin Luther King’s Game Theory

This article explores how Martin Luther King's strategic use of game theory influenced his approach to civil rights activism, highlighting the interplay of negotiation and nonviolent resistance.

United States
Politics

A year of Trump: terror, territory and tariffs

We bring you a special report today of the 'dark flights' that are deporting hundreds of people - the vast majority of them here legally - in shackles from Minnesota to Texas detention centres. There is no official record these flights exists, so one man - an aviation specialist - has made it his life’s work to document each flight that leaves and count the number of people who are being "disappeared" without trace. But - on this inauguration anniversary - we start with the latest conundrum f...

United States
Politics

The UK’s Own Minneapolis-Style Welfare Exploitation Problem

At the tail end of last year, the story of Somali fraud in the American welfare system exploded into the mainstream. Tales about the exploitation of Minnesota’s generous welfare system included the abuse of sickness benefits and the allocation of subsidized housing schemes to the benefit of a specific minority community noted for clannish behavior. […] The post The UK’s Own Minneapolis-Style Welfare Exploitation Problem appeared first on The American Conservative

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Society

Big Sister is watching you?

The article explores the implications of increasing surveillance in society, questioning the balance between security and personal privacy in an age of pervasive monitoring technologies.

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