This piece punctures Prince’s self-important hype, showing that he is just a rich nepobaby coasting on the history of his war crimes which make him loved in all the really shittty political spaces, even as he fails at every project he sets his eyes on: thebaffler.com/latest/the-pri…

“Erik Prince became synonymous with the greed and plunder of American conquest during the post-9/11 imperialist project. Now, in the second Trump administration, he is once again in the news, pitching fresh schemes from Africa to Latin America.” thebaffler.com/latest/the-pri…

Erik Prince has pitched himself as a kind of third way for American imperialism, trying to appease the Trump camp’s isolationists and interventionists alike. Ben Makuch describes his new plan for the second administration. thebaffler.com/latest/the-pri…

How DIY murder tradecraft is becoming ubiquitous and available to people outside the employ of nation-states. My latest for the The Guardian. theguardian.com/technology/202…

TSC Research Fellow Lucas Webber speaks with The Guardian: “More generally, violent extremists groups put considerable time and effort into inciting followers to plot attacks and building robust online communities for information sharing and advice." theguardian.com/technology/202…

no new gwot until you finish the gwot on your plate.

In light of today's events and the chatter surrounding another potential chapter in American foreign wars (GWOT part 2) give my piece about Erik Prince a read in The Baffler.

Spoke to Ben Makuch, alongside Colin P. Clarke, about Iranian sleeper cells and 'right-sizing' the threats they pose. Read all about it here: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

I wrote about the Epstein files and a president who always chooses his fellow elites over his voters newrepublic.com/article/197760…

As they did during Hurricane Helene in fall 2024, neo-fascist hate group, Patriot Front, claims to have shown up in flood ravaged areas of central Texas to help "European peoples," laundering their racist activism with supposed humanitarianism. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

"How terrorist groups are leveraging AI to recruit and finance their operations," a fascinating article by Ben Makuch in The Guardian featuring sharp insights from Adam Hadley of Tech Against Terrorism theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

France’s national news agency AFP says its freelancers in Gaza are starving and it fears they will die.

🚨 New for The New Yorker In recent years, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has exploded in popularity with police across the nation. The Gracie's, BJJ's founding family, have been leading the charge. But does the grappling art make policing safer, or more dangerous? shorturl.at/H9Goe