It’s obvious how to make the roads safer for cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers alike. We just don’t do it.
America and the World
Posted inTAP
On Russia, Where the Past Is Never Past
Today on TAP: The Wagner Group mutiny re-enacted aborted coups of yore.
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The Path to Soft Fascism
Today on TAP: France could be the next country to elect a far-right president.
Posted inWorking in America
We’re Number One! (Actually, 38 out of 38)
A new Oxfam survey on worker well-being compares us to the other advanced and semi-advanced economies. America remains exceptional-y bad.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Modi Visit Part of a Geopolitical Great Game
India is seen as a strategic counterweight to China, and that has overridden any U.S. concerns about repression against ethnic minorities and the press.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Democracy Under Siege
It’s alive and well in Central Europe—but alas, in few other places.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
PGA Golf Is the Latest in a Long Line of Sports Monopolists
The involvement of Saudi funding might force antitrust enforcers to act this time, however.
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A Visit to Hallowed Ground
Today on TAP: Despite efforts by British Conservative governments to strangle it, the National Health Service remains a jewel of fair and efficient socialized medicine.
Posted inBooks
Is Capitalism Really Cracking Up Nation-States?
Quinn Slobodian’s new book shimmers with libertarian dreams but fails to demonstrate that zones are splintering national governments.
Posted inAmerica and the World
A China Reset?
It’s already happening—mostly to the advantage of Beijing.
