How the Rise of American Oligarchy Reshapes Geopolitics
On Nov. 16, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listened on speakerphone to an unfamiliar voice. This new interlocutor,…
Books: ‘Nearshore’ blends surfing and nuclear warfare – Monterey Herald
Steve Hawk has had a lifelong love for the ocean, back when his parents operated a hot dog…
‘Nearshore’ blends surfing and nuclear warfare in Steve Hawk’s debut novel – Orange County Register
Steve Hawk has had a lifelong love for the ocean, back when his parents operated a hot dog…
Review: Jan Carson’s ‘Few and Far Between’ Explores the Legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland
During the Troubles, Protestant unionists and Catholic nationalists clashed over whether Northern Ireland should remain in the United…
Two books on Pope Leo paint a picture of a potentially transformative leader
The 16 months since the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost to the papacy have included a new encyclical…
‘Very casually Catholic’ White Sox owner Bill Veeck would have loved ‘pope hat’ night
In June of 1988, the National Center for the Laity published an article in its newsletter, “Initiatives,” on…
JD Vance’s real game is to depreciate the whole concept of economic growth
You start by arguing against “market fundamentalism,” “neoliberalism,” and “extreme libertarianism,” and you end by arguing against economics.…
How Similar Is the Iran War to Vietnam?
One of the sturdiest conventions about human affairs is the notion that “those who cannot remember the past…
Reading Program Gets Readers “All Together Now”
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Fung-Penny thriller ‘The Last Mandarin’ inspired by geopolitics, AI
A bestselling mystery novelist and an award-winning foreign correspondent have spent their careers documenting murder, war and human…
Estonia’s Twenty-Year Head Start: A Preview of What Finland’s Gambling Market Is Building Toward
Estonia was one of the first countries in the world to establish a formal regulatory and licensing framework…
Are we headed toward recession? Unpredictable. — Harvard Gazette
Economists and Wall Street analysts frequently warn about what sounds like an immutable law of economic gravity: Growth…