Rather than elevating leaders who pretend to be working-class, socialists should present “themselves as what they mostly are: worried, frustrated, and often justifiably angry members of the educated professional class,” @Tyler_A_Harper argues. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/socialism-rich-kids-gordillo/688382/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUFOsEbjmAxPCTZnP9x9GXM&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
Month: August 2026
The ‘Resistance’ Is Over The insurgent left cares more about its own factional agenda than the president’s threats to democracy.
What Really Happens If China Wins the AI Race? For years, the tech industry has portrayed Chinese AI development as an existential threat. The truth is not so straightforward.
The Case for Chilling Out About Birth Rates Even if the fertility decline doesn’t reverse itself anytime soon, the consequences are unlikely to be apocalyptic.
The Case for Chilling Out About Birth Rates Even if the fertility decline doesn’t reverse itself anytime soon, the consequences are unlikely to be apocalyptic.
****** It May Be Time to Panic About AI. – Bots are starting to conspire with one another. Can they be reeled back in?
****** Against Oligarchy, Part III: Taxing Capital vs. Taxing Labor
The Two Great Threats to Truth Moral relativism and fanaticism may seem to have nothing in common, but they lead to the same result.
The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
Those who want to weaken the Spanish government, boost the European far right, and create turmoil inside the European Union lost little time in promoting images from Ceuta as soon as they arrived, @anneapplebaum writes:
NYTimes.com: This Is What My Father’s Assassination Taught Me About the War in Iran
This Is What My Father’s Assassination Taught Me About the War in Iran
After a lifetime of observing Iran’s revolutionary generation, I know that expecting meekness or diplomatic finesse from them is a dangerous illusion.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/opinion/iran-revolution-father-murder-boroujerdi-grimm.html?smid=em-share