Azar Gat on War
Military expert Azar Gat discusses the nature of war, its relationship to economics, and the risks of war in Europe and the Asia-Pacific.
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Will New Zealand Follow in Australia’s Footsteps on China?
Despite their many similarities, Australia and New Zealand differ wildly in their approaches towards China. But that will change as Wellington finds it increasingly hard to reconcile its differences with Beijing.
Who the Hell Wants to Be an “Ally?”
Being an “ally” to a historically-disadvantaged group is a terrible deal. Don’t get suckered into it.
American Monsters
Navy SEALs are often romanticized as American heroes. In reality, though, they are unaccountable, barbaric, and often homicidal.
Idlers of the World, Unite!
The Antiwork online forum is exploding in popularity in the US, encouraging workers to reject tyrannical bosses, low wages, and even modern capitalism itself. Should employers be worried?
With AUKUS, Australia is Finally Coming Into Its Own
AUKUS largely helps Australia achieve its strategic goals and is a sign that the young Western nation is maturing.
Don’t touch this.
FICTION | The Feud
When an ordinary man criticizes a famous rapper’s latest album, the rapper sics his fans on him. Things escalate from there.
What Big Business Won’t Say
Many corporations today are basically amoral, and will do business with any regime, no matter how repressive, for the right price. So why won’t they say it?
FAKE NEWS | Jussie Smollett to Receive Emmy for Staged Hate Crime Acting
“A lesser actor might have felt some sense of guilt at lying to the entire country – and allowed this to affect their performance. Not Jussie.”
In Praise of Cold Weather
Why winter, snow, and rain are better than summer and sun.
What Happens to the Chip Supply if China Invades Taiwan?
The world is hugely dependent on Taiwan’s foundries for semiconductors, which makes the question of who controls them – and how they use this power – of paramount importance.
In Defense of “Sissy” Chinese Men
China’s government regards “sissy” Chinese men as a liability and is trying to get them to imitate the exaggerated machismo of the West. But the more effeminate version of masculinity has enriched China’s culture for millennia and will help it thrive in the 21st century.
FICTION | Hogwarts Is a Trade School!
I realized that Hogwarts is actually a trade school – a polytechnic! All we ever learned there was how to cast spells and brew potions.
The Solomon Islands Torn Between China and Taiwan
The sudden riots in this sleepy Pacific archipelago shows it’s not so easy for China to buy love.
This Was a Good Movie, but There Weren’t Enough People of Color in It, so It’s a Bad Movie
“Jodie Comer gave a powerful performance in The Last Duel, but the best acting in the world could not make up for her overwhelming whiteness.”
Running Amok
A spate of mass killings in Southeast Asia baffled anthropologists for centuries. Can it shed light on mass shootings today?
Who’s Afraid of Peng Shuai?
How Beijing turned a non-issue into an international crisis.
FAKE NEWS | Switching Tack, China Now Asks: Who Is Peng Shuai?
“Who is this ‘Peng Shuai’ of whom you speak? What proof do you have that there is such a person?”
FICTION | Rapture of the Deep
My father warned me that the sea was beguiling, dangerous. The deeper you descend, the more the sea wants to pull you down and keep you.
These violent delights have violent ends.
