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"Trump’s Golden Dome plan implicitly recognizes that the arms-control era has passed and mutually assured destruction is no longer a sufficient deterrent to nuclear war." wsj.com/world/trumps-g…

"For journalists, China was a playground and a gold mine at once," writes Chris Beam on reporting in China during the early Xi years. "We could travel (mostly) freely and talk to (almost) anyone." theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… The Atlantic

"I think the real, real music being made is coming from your heart."

I am genuinely curious why he was able to build this for $42k a unit. What costs did he avoid that he couldn’t avoid if he did this legally? If CA could build $42k unit studios we’d end homelessness in a year

“⁦Elbridge Colby⁩ is all too aware of the limits of U.S. power in the 21st century. It should, he believes, therefore be husbanded and used wisely against the one American rival that matters more than all others — China.” China Hawks’ China Hawk thewirechina.com/2025/06/15/the…

The China Hawks’ China Hawk thewirechina.com/2025/06/15/the…

Elbridge Colby is all too aware of the limits of U.S. power in the 21st century. It should, he believes, therefore be husbanded and used wisely against the one American rival that matters more than all others — China. Brent Crane reports. buff.ly/q6qIxbY

Meet Elbridge Colby: the MAGA-aligned defense hawk who is working to completely reorient the US military towards China. My new profile is up at The Wire China: thewirechina.com/2025/06/15/the…

From the fall of Saigon to the defense of Taipei, the Colby family knows a thing or two about American exits. Elbridge Colby’s back. This time, he wants to choreograph the ending. thewirechina.com/2025/06/15/the…

"Trump and Colby hate some of the same things: neoconservatives, George W. Bush’s foreign policy and the grand strategy of liberal hegemony." — Stephen Wertheim, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Carnegie Endowment). buff.ly/q6qIxbY

$200k-$300k salaries for world-class feature reporters at national magazines *should* be the norm. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The China Hawks’ China Hawk - The Wire China thewirechina.com/2025/06/15/the…

If a plumber installs your shower, you don't get to pay him only when you decide to start using it. But freelance journalists have to wait for publication before payment. This can take months or even years. Totally unfair practice for workers that everyone treats as normal.

Ocean acidification is getting way worse and that's a huge problem for humanity. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Exactly. The point of writing college essays is not the production of the essay itself (obviously!) but the reinforcement learning that the writing induces. If a student is willing to forgo that with AI, why even attend college?

On the shadier side of the multibillion-dollar self-publishing industry, promises of mainstream success and Netflix deals have taken many aspiring writers for six figures, according to DOJ bloomberg.com/news/features/…