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America at 250: What Remains of the City Upon a Hill?
After a jeering moment at Penn's commencement, historian Michael Beschloss asks whether America still holds to the rule of law, free elections and honest history on its 250th…
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Claire Dubois
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AI job losses could trigger a bigger financial crisis
Short-seller Carson Block warns AI displacement of knowledge workers could turn retirement flows negative, hit AI mega-caps hardest and trigger a crisis rivalling 2007-09.
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America’s Asia Commitments Are Key to Deterring War Over Taiwan
Senators Jeanne Shaheen and John Curtis say credible U.S. commitments in Asia deter China over Taiwan — and must hold ahead of Trump’s summit with Xi.
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Civil-rights activists aimed to change the world, not just US
From grassroots organisers to Martin Luther King Jr., Black activists framed the fight against Jim Crow as part of a global struggle, writes Keisha N. Blain.
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Letters to the Editor: US Security, China Trade, Party Brands and AI
Readers respond to Washington's new security doctrine and Europe's defence, China's factory surge, UK parties as brands, and notes on AI, print, Homer and Oz.
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Why Silicon Valley Needs Faith to Make AI Flourish
Glen Weyl argues Pope Leo XIV's AI encyclical Magnifica Humanitas offers Silicon Valley a stabilising bargain: embrace faith to steady regulation, broaden adoption and compete with China.
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World Cup Needs Rule Changes for More Goals and Less Caution
The World Cup promises glory but often delivers caution and few goals. James Tozer argues FIFA should borrow offside and VAR reforms from other sports to restore excitement.
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Andrew Jackson: Conquest, Indian Removal and Power Over Law
Andrew Jackson’s Florida campaign and Indian Removal Act forced America to choose between conquest and law. Historian Christina Snyder explains why that choice still echoes.
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Why America Cannot Survive Without the Parties It Loves to Hate
Americans denounce parties as tribal and broken, but historian H.W. Brands argues they are the machinery that replaced monarchy, checked executive power and enabled peaceful transfers of power.
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America’s New Gilded Age: Why the Plutocrats Are Back
Stanford historian Richard White on why extreme wealth, monopoly power and political corruption have returned — with digital giants in the role once played by the railroads.