Elon Musk and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere, @anneapplebaum writes. Can Europe stop their meddling?
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America Is Now Counting on You, Pete Hegseth
Listening is a sign of strength, not weakness. @radiofreetom’s advice for the incoming secretary of defense:
How to Drink from a Firehose
******** NYTimes: Us and Them Is All the Rage
Us and Them Is All the Rage www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/opinion/trump-maga-schmitt.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
***** NYTimes: How Trump Will Fail
How Trump Can Win the Peace in Ukraine
“The challenge will be to overcome Russia’s tried-and-tested method of cynically exploiting negotiations to gain military advantage,” write @nfergus and @WarIntellectual:
***** Capitulation Is Contagious
When fear spreads in a society, powerful people who know better are often the first to show their weakness. Sycophancy has momentum, @AdrienneLaF writes, but so does courage.
****** NYTimes: The Debate Over Trump’s Favorite Word Needs a Reset
The Debate Over Trump’s Favorite Word Needs a Reset www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/opinion/trump-tariffs-trade.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
****** Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine
Trump must decide between “a humiliating strategic defeat on the global stage and immediately redoubling American support for Ukraine. The choice will determine not only the fate of Ukraine but also the success of his presidency,” Robert Kagan writes:
***** The End of Democratic Delusions
America has entered a new political era: the Trump Reaction. George Packer on what comes next, and the two Democratic delusions that brought us here: