Vladimir Putin has been attempting to influence Donald Trump to seize both Venezuela and Greenland since at least 2017. The effort, rooted in Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine, hinged on American embrace of the Monroe Doctrine, the 1823 policy framework that focused...
At this point there is no doubt as to whether we are having an authoritarian moment. We are — but we don't yet know how long it might last or how exactly we will exit from its grip. This week we glimpsed what may be the beginnings of a pathway out, with the historic...
Historians (if they exist in the future and any records of this period survive) will note this month as one where the United States slipped fully into authoritarianism. Incompetence, luck, and real leadership may yet intervene, but we have already crossed several “red...
As the world continues to digest Donald Trump's haphazard announcement of wide-ranging tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy, reshape capital markets, and decimate individual retirement accounts, one vulnerability is becoming clear: the MAGA coalition is...
When Elon Musk formed Space Exploration Corporation in 2002, he based the company in El Segundo, California — an area rich with aerospace and defense contractor talent. That choice proved to be fateful, as it put him on a path to collaborate closely with Rep. Dana...
On February 5, America 2.0 broke news of two memos created by an anonymous group of authors formerly connected to the Neoreactionary or "Dark Enlightenment" movement. Since then, they have created a stir and have been picked up by a variety of outlets, most...
The world is still reeling from the disastrous Oval Office meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, leaving analysts and elected leaders asking both what it means and how we got here. While it's clear the world is making a break with the past, few understand why. It's...
When it comes to raw betrayal of American values, one may struggle to name a day in history worse than yesterday. There are contenders to be sure, but this day had a lot to offer: bringing in an ally to berate him on the world stage, peppering him with Kremlin talking...
The American constitutional order has been broken, and it’s not clear it can be recovered. Many are still in denial about it, and continue to report on political machinations, business as usual. But this is just muscle memory: journalists have beats and write the...
There is no point in sugarcoating it: the United States has been captured by adversarial interests. Whether we're talking about Putin's grip on Trump and Musk or their deference to Xi, or about tech bros and their devotion to neo-reactionary fascism, or about the...
