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A Random Group of Irish Citizens Solved a Problem Their Politicians Had Avoided for Decades
In 2016, Ireland did something almost no other country had tried at that scale: it handed one of its most divisive political…
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The Coup That Couldn’t Find an Audience
Late on 3 December 2024, South Korea’s president went on television and declared martial law. The decree banned political activity and placed…
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When Your Audience Stops Being Yours
Here’s a paradox that deserves more attention than it got. In 2025, some of the loudest and most persistent pressure on the…
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The World’s Most Powerful Military, Running on a Chat App
In March 2025, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, found himself added to a group chat. It was on Signal. The…
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Peace by Volunteer
When gang violence overwhelmed Haiti, the international response was to ask for a volunteer. Kenya stepped forward. In October 2023 the UN…
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Signed in Washington, Fought in Kivu
On 4 December 2025, the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a peace accord in Washington. President Trump…
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Eighteen Months’ Notice
Most atrocities are described afterwards as things nobody saw coming. El Fasher can’t be described that way. The city in Sudan’s Darfur…
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The Prime Minister Broke His Own Law. Nothing Happened.
In April 2022, the Metropolitan Police did something no force had done to a serving British prime minister before: they fined him.…
Books
Life’s a Mess
“Life’s a Mess: Finding Your Smile When Sh*t Hits the Fan” by Kizzi Nkwocha is a powerful, uplifting guide that transforms life’s…
Books
Aurora Koskinen’s Living Without Meaning
Step into the void and discover the profound depths of nihilistic thought with Living Without Meaning: A Simple Guide to Nihilism by Finnish academic…