A note from the road
An update from the past two months
Jason Steinhauer
Fresh perspectives on history, tech, media and politics.
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Love and loss in New England
Ten days in the northeast corner of America
Memories of Jürgen Habermas
The luminary German philosopher died last week at the age of 96
Disinformation in Sudan
All sides in the Civil War are using information as a weapon
A.I. has its own social network. Should we be concerned?
Yes.
Nostalgia on demand
#2026isthenew2016 was the first viral social media trend of the year. But its recipe for success is old news.
Democracy inaction
Debate and exchange are critical to democracy, even when they don't produce immediate results.
The state of the world in 2025
The battle for energy, A.I. & outer space
Antisemitism goes mainstream
In America, Jew hatred is fashionable, popular and increasingly acceptable
Introducing Ukraine's new literary journal
In the face of Russian aggression, re/visions examines the concepts we thought we were familiar with.