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How the U.S. ensured Iraq had no chance at real democracy
An expert explains how the U.S. built a corrupt new petrostate in Iraq through the war.
Zeeshan Aleem
Mar 20
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'Top Gun: Maverick' is the most insidious movie at the Oscars
Against canonizing literal military propaganda.
Zeeshan Aleem
Mar 11
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January 2023
How the populist left has become vulnerable to the populist right
On the formation of a pipeline that drives leftists toward the authoritarian right.
Zeeshan Aleem
Jan 13
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December 2022
Why effective altruism is a dangerous philosophy
Two ways of reading Sam Bankman-Fried — both are damning.
Zeeshan Aleem
Dec 7, 2022
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August 2022
The case for a new kind of atheism
An energetic atheism can tackle the twin crises of creeping theocracy and the death of conventional religion.
Zeeshan Aleem
Aug 1, 2022
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June 2022
Why did a Google engineer say that their AI was sentient?
And what would sentient AI actually look like?
Zeeshan Aleem
Jun 17, 2022
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April 2022
How a left-wing activist outwitted Tucker Carlson
Reducing everything to the optics of problematic affiliation is short-sighted.
Zeeshan Aleem
Apr 20, 2022
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March 2022
How admitting double standards can help us avoid World War III
Self-sanitizing propaganda distorts reality and makes war more likely.
Zeeshan Aleem
Mar 29, 2022
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Is there a plague of self-censorship in college?
Meaningful dissent necessarily entails confrontation and discomfort — and possible isolation.
Zeeshan Aleem
Mar 10, 2022
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The U.S. made a mistake in the run-up to Russia's invasion
The U.S. refused to reconsider Ukraine's NATO status as Putin threatened war. Experts say that was a huge mistake.
Zeeshan Aleem
Mar 8, 2022
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February 2022
REI's astonishing social justice charade
REI is trying to quash a union by slyly weaponizing its diversity, equity and inclusion program.
Zeeshan Aleem
Feb 11, 2022
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January 2022
The great scandal of the Biden administration
Reporting on shock therapy; what I'm reading.
Zeeshan Aleem
Jan 21, 2022
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