Facebook’s global payment system, Libra, would usurp the role of the dollar, but it doesn’t have the hegemonic military, historical moment, or political utility to make that viable.

Real estate development in California has been frozen for decades. A new coalition is emerging to break homeowner resistance. But dishonesty from both sides prevents the reconciliation of social fabric and development, jeopardizing the future of American cities.

American discourse doesn’t prepare you for how good life in China is becoming. It’s a sharp contrast to our own governance troubles. It feels like the American dream has moved to the other side of the world.

The world’s great powers are gunning for the Arctic and access to the Northwest Passage shipping route. Without a bold Arctic development plan, North America risks losing out.

As ideological tensions rise between China and the West, an authoritarian nationalist Confucianism seeks to influence the official ideology of the CCP. But a more independent, critical reading of the Confucian tradition is possible. The West can learn from both.

Canada’s image as a dynamic and optimistic country is largely mythical. The Canadian economy is beset by a parasitic real estate sector and stagnant production. A better comparison is the sclerotic political environment of Brezhnev’s USSR.

In the current period of economic and social stagnation, the video game industry has created increasingly addictive virtual experiences. Pulling users out requires a collective, not individual, effort.

As underworlds grow larger, the need for real deradicalization increases. Wolf Tivy discusses his experience on a terror trial jury, the incompetence of the current system, and missed opportunities for reintegration.

Drawing on three generations of Mexican family history in America, Seth Largo tells a more nuanced and hopeful story on immigration and assimilation than current ideological narratives.

Karléh Wilson, a Yale graduate who was involved in recent student protests at the school, writes a letter to the editor, offering a representative perspective on one corner of life at elite colleges.

A visit to an underground Shanghai house church gives an inside look into how millions of Chinese citizens worship. But as the new generation makes its mark on Chinese Christianity, it is also being hit by a regime suspicious of foreign subversion.

Yale, and other elite colleges, have been rocked by controversies and protests. The problem is an elite that has forgotten itself, neglected its institutions, and fallen into ideological frenzy.

Artificial intelligence poses serious risks to human dominance. Jaan Tallinn, co-founder of Skype, has spent the last 10 years shining a spotlight on the problem. We spoke with Jaan to get his bold opinions and thoughts on what can be done.

American workers are turning against globalization, but this turn isn’t sufficient for the creation of a new political coalition. Deep divides within the working class and the nature of power stand in the way of organized labor.

The hype surrounding AI automation has led many companies to rush into disastrous implementation. Rather than a response to proven results, automation looks more like a self-fulfilling prophecy.

New research may slow aging, promising a healthier, longer-lived society—but current inter-generational tensions also point to potential conflicts such advances will bring.

The U.S. national security state has been a driving force behind the Huawei ban, particularly after lobbying failures in Europe. The confrontation will spur China to secure technological sovereignty and continue to erase the domestic line between economics and politics.

French President Emmanuel Macron has embraced republican solidarity domestically and staunch liberalism in foreign policy. In doing so, he risks a contradiction that has brought down multiple regimes in the country’s history.