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Is It Time to Worry About Private Credit?

Private credit’s risks are real but not systemic, the Pentagon is preparing for climate change it doesn’t believe in, and Riz Ahmed remakes Hamlet.

April 18, 2026

April 18, 2026

Is It Time to Worry About Private Credit?

Private credit’s risks are real but not systemic, the Pentagon is preparing for climate change it doesn’t believe in, and Riz Ahmed remakes Hamlet.

Madison Air IPO At The New York Stock Exchange

April 11, 2026

April 11, 2026

How to Train for a Marathon Using ChatGPT

Pakistan’s US-Iran mediation shows the clout of middle powers, prediction markets push into weather, and ChatGPT is now coaching marathoners.

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April 4, 2026

April 4, 2026

Trump Is Fixated on His Legacy While Still in Office

The president’s ballroom blitz is about more than a building, author Lionel Shriver imagines a home overrun by migrants, and everyone has AI FOMO.

Trump's Venezuela Meeting Is Shaping Up To Be A Who's Who Of US Oil

March 28, 2026

March 28, 2026

The Iran War Is Testing Israel’s Special Relationship with the US

Israel’s unity on Iran could prove a liability, Australia runs a social media experiment on minors, and Hyrox is the latest addictive fitness craze.

Iran Strikes Persist Even as Trump Claims Talks to End Conflict

March 21, 2026

March 21, 2026

Trump’s Short Wars Have a Way of Circling Back

War without entanglement may not exist, a priceless Picasso is languishing in Tehran, and a California congressman is coming for the “Epstein class.”

Trump’s Short Wars Have a Way of Circling Back

March 14, 2026

March 14, 2026

Trump’s Quick War in Iran Is Turning Into a Test of Endurance

Tehran’s new leadership is betting on the long game, Japan is rethinking its postwar pacifism, and Oscars weekend arrives in an existential malaise.

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March 7, 2026

March 7, 2026

There’s a Future MBS Likes Even Less Than Iran’s Regime

Mohammed bin Salman’s Iran calculus is complicated, AI could test China’s appetite for “welfarism,” and Roblox is minting teen millionaires.

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February 28, 2026

February 28, 2026

The WHO Chief Thinks Trump Is Missing a Political Opportunity

WHO’s Dr. Tedros combats vaccine skeptics, a $3,000 minipig powers Europe’s drug pipeline, and we appear to be entering our trillionaire era.

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February 21, 2026

February 21, 2026

Say Goodbye to a Simple Statistic That Graded US Presidents

Gallup drops its presidential approval question, director Maggie Kang talks about KPop Demon Hunters and smartphones are killing the club.

Trump Says He ‘Won’ On Affordability In Messaging Shift

February 14, 2026

February 14, 2026

Marco Rubio and the Return of the Neocons

The neocons are getting a MAGA makeover, Vietnam is cracking down on karaoke, and we’re living in the golden age of close-up magic.

Trump Administration Officials Observe U.S. Military Operations In Venezuela From Mar-a-Lago Resort

February 8, 2026

February 8, 2026

Does Your AI Agent Give You Agency?

Plus, Bitcoin’s rout, the end of football and the prospects for the world’s first trillionaire.

Anthropic In Talks To Raise Up To $10 Billion In New Funding

February 7, 2026

February 7, 2026

American Football Is On Borrowed Time

Keir Starmer is having a bad week, there might only be 40 Super Bowls remaining, and curling wants to capitalize on its Olympics moment.

NFC Championship Game: Los Angeles Rams v Seattle Seahawks

January 31, 2026

January 31, 2026

Population Decline Was Decades Away. Now It’s At America’s Door

The US faces a shrinking population, China’s Middle East moment is stalling out, and everyone on LinkedIn is an AI detective now.

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January 24, 2026

January 24, 2026

Trump Is Becoming China’s Most Effective Diplomat

The US is sending its allies into Beijing’s arms, Trump has mastered the art of the not-quite-deal, and the world’s overtourism problem is probably your fault.

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January 17, 2026

January 17, 2026

Trump’s Latin America Play Is All Stick and No Carrot

Trump left China room to maneuver in Latin America, Irish band Kneecap is going global, and saunas are so hot right now.

Trump’s Latin America Play Is All Stick and No Carrot

January 10, 2026

January 10, 2026

Missing Data Will Make the US Harder to Govern

Trump’s trade hawk preps for a SCOTUS ruling, Japan has an overtime problem, and China’s biggest rapper is breaking out globally.

January 3, 2026

January 3, 2026

‘Dementia Money’ Is Putting Trillions at Risk in Japan

An aging population is putting half of Japan’s GDP at risk, gurus are guiding India’s entrepreneurs, and Kara Swisher says you can’t ignore a possible AI bubble.

‘Dementia Money’ Is Putting Trillions at Risk in Japan

December 27, 2025

December 27, 2025

AI Cracked Poker. Now It’s Coming for Everything Else

Machine learning is reshaping the nature of play, psychedelics are aiming for the mainstream, and it’s never too early to start Swedish Death Cleaning.

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December 20, 2025

December 20, 2025

War Photographer Lynsey Addario: ‘My Job Is to Bear Witness’

A conflict photographer reflects on war in the age of social media, Americans are turning to wild-game hunting, and Germany confronts its endless red tape.

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December 13, 2025

December 13, 2025

How Capitalism Could Adapt to a World Without Work

Five phenomena made modern capitalism unfit for purpose, Microsoft’s AI chief says the tech is “already superhuman,” and Netflix bets on the American mall.

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