One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons ‘democratize’ precision warfare
One-way attack drones have changed the face of the Russia-Ukraine war and give Iran a boost in countering US and Israeli forces.…
Category: Opinion
Students expect their university will mishandle sexual misconduct, if they ever report it
Students guessed how their school would handle sexual misconduct based on how their university had previously responded to…
Seeing women govern encourages support for women in politics – with no apparent backlash among men
After the main Namibian party started alternating candidates between men and women, female representation in the National Assembly…
Christian satellite TV has broadcast evangelical faith – and end-times prophecies – into Iran for decades
Satellite television has been a key tool for evangelical churches to reach Christians and potential converts in Iran.…
Washington DC’s 240 million-gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble
The largest sewage spill in US history wasn’t the first, and it won’t be the last.…
Be as Self-Righteous as Thoreau
He has been seen as an environmentalist, a libertarian, a life coach. To understand his influence, think of…
History Is Running Backwards
Why reactionaries are taking over the world…
A Pillar of the Economics Establishment Admits That It Was Wrong
In a new report, the World Bank thinks better of its old free-market absolutism.…
If Hungary Can Do It
Viktor Orbán offered a model for antidemocratic rule, one admired by Donald Trump and other world leaders. What…
How Trump’s repeated efforts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell harm the economy – and make battling inflation harder
Politicians have long coveted control over monetary policy. Good economic governance requires that they don’t get it.…