Opinion | Nikki Haley and the W-Word
Back in 2012, long before Nikki Haley hit the presidential campaign trail — and years before Hillary Clinton faced off against Donald Trump — Ms. Haley, then the governor of…
Opinion | Gen Z Is Listening to What Netanyahu Is Saying. Is Biden?
The record backs him up. He allowed Hamas to hold Gaza, and Qatar to finance the group, because its presence kept the Palestinian leadership divided. No one could demand that…
A Child of Another War Who Makes Music for Ukrainians
When the owner of an underground club in Kyiv reached out to Western musicians to play in Ukraine, long before the war, there were not so many takers. But an…
Opinion | That Humanity-Is-Doomed Feeling Is Back, Right on Schedule
The pathbreaking biologist J.B.S. Haldane, another socialist, concurred with Wells’s view of warfare’s ultimate destination. In 1925, two decades before the Trinity test birthed an atomic sun over the New…
The U.S. Finally Started to Crack Down on Crypto in 2023 | naked capitalism
Yves here. Honestly, it’s a disgrace that this long overdue move to end crypto lawlessness has started to gain some traction. And it wasn’t clear instances of societal harm, like…
Kenyan Court Blocks Deployment of Police Force to Haiti
A Kenyan court on Friday prohibited the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti, jeopardizing a multinational security force charged with stabilizing the chaos-hit Caribbean island nation before it…
Biden Must Choose Between a Ceasefire in Gaza and a Regional War | naked capitalism
Yves here. I hate to be a dour realist. Even with Israel’s and the US’ military position in the Middle East weakening, as we discussed long-form yesterday, the US is…
Russian Foreign Ministry Ties Red Sea Blockade to Gaza Blockade, Backs Houthis in Moscow Meeting | naked capitalism
Yves here. This new development, of Russia shifting from its careful avoidance of supporting either Israel or the Middle East states and interests demanding an end to the war on…
Truman Capote Cashed In on His Friends’ Secrets. It Cost Him Everything.
In 1979, five years before he died and four years after his exile from the Upper East Side’s social cockpit, Truman Capote appeared on a talk show as a friend…
Explicit Deepfake Images of Taylor Swift Elude Safeguards and Swamp Social Media
Fake, sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift likely generated by artificial intelligence spread rapidly across social media platforms this week, disturbing fans who saw them and reigniting calls from lawmakers…