Global Crises
IMF-World Bank meetings juggle equal parts relief, dread
On one hand there's more economic resilience than expected but on the other, everyone appears waiting for the other shoe from the war to drop
October 16, 2026
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Military Industrial Complex
Military chiefs ruling over regional fiefdoms are the problem
When combatant commanders become more powerful than civilians in the eyes of the media, Washington, and world leaders, it throws off a critical balance
October 12, 2026
Europe
2027: The Ukraine winter we prayed wouldn't come
Relentless Russian attacks and energy crisis, matched with depleting resources from abroad, demand that Trump make dramatic changes in approach to war now
October 09, 2026
Military Industrial Complex
Palmer Luckey building submarines is not the craziest idea
A $7 billion deal is raising eyebrows, as is the Anduril CEO's relationship with Trump. But after so many shipbuilding failures, the DOD could do worse
October 09, 2026
Washington Politics
NatCon 2026 in Israel: Coming home?
The annual confab, ostensibly launched for American conservatives in 2019, is in Jerusalem this week, largely focused on shoring up US support for the Jewish state
October 07, 2026
Media
Unlike Sheeran, Zach Bryan read the room and wore the right shirt
Pop artists are finding that it's a professional risk to be seen surrendering to the pressure of Israeli lobby on Gaza
October 06, 2026
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