Anthropic’s Ethical Stand Could Be Paying Off
The AI company gave up a $200 million contract—and might be getting something more valuable in return.
Ideas
The Fugitive Slave Who Wrote to the President
What William Grimes wanted John Quincy Adams to know about freedom on the 50th anniversary of the country’s founding
What Iran Might Do When It Has Nothing to Lose
The risk of a retaliatory attack outside the Middle East is growing.
Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence
The president and his advisers are in the grip of “victory disease.”
I Don’t Know How the War Is Going
The case for a little epistemic humility
How Kristi Noem Lost Her Job
She probably should have seen Trump’s decision to find a new homeland-security secretary coming.
U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot
When a military force begins to decline, the first symptoms may be subtle.
Trump’s Unauthorized War
The Constitution grants Congress, not the president, the power to mobilize the military—and for good reason.
Don’t Call It ‘Intelligence’
Humans are question machines. AI is an answer machine.
The Humiliation of J. D. Vance
Trump’s war with Iran shows that, within the administration, the vice president’s opinions matter less and less.