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Fixating on low-likelihood, high-impact scenarios misses the forest for the trees
The U.S. military faces “profound” long-term readiness concerns, one expert said
Polls predict Democratic wins, but the U.S. president is focused on his capital renovations
A crisis that brought the U.S. and the Soviets to the brink of nuclear war in 1962 reshaped U.S. politics
Voters are angry about the Iran war, but that doesn’t mean they want to go back to the pre-Trump status quo
The article explores the provocative rhetoric of political figures who embrace public disdain as a strategy to galvanize support, highlighting the implications for political discourse and polarization.
The creators of “Is It Cake?” set out to answer the question of whether power corrupts
What a scandal involving movie star Alain Delon can—and can’t—tell us about French society
Just as British people did with steam power, the American public can shape how this technology spreads
How Moscow broke with the West—and unleashed a more chaotic world
Suspected North Korean hackers stole $6.36 billion in digital coins from Binance
Netanyahu and Trump appear to be planning another round