Queen of the data centers
In the summer of 2020, Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan, was very close to becoming vice president of the United States. Then-candidate Joe Biden had won the nomination and…
How Britain became Zombieland
Cordyceps unilateralis, colloquially known as the “zombie ant fungus”, is an organism straight out of a horror story. A native of tropical rainforests, the fungus emits spores that attach themselves…
The dangers of devolution
The political temperaments of Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham couldn’t be more different. While the current prime minister is a sober, plodding proceduralist, whose worldview has been forged by decades…
American democracy was born in feudal Europe
If there is a foundational dogma to America’s civic religion, it is that the United States is an exceptional country. The reason we emerged as the world’s first modern democracy,…
The dangers of devolution
The political temperaments of Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham couldn’t be more different. While the current prime minister is a sober, plodding proceduralist, whose worldview has been forged by decades…