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May. 12, 2025 |

China first. Since U.S. President Donald Trump declared a new round of global tariffs on April 2,

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May. 11, 2025 |

‘Perihelion.’ The composer and pianist Max Richter has drafted a string section for his latest single, “perihelion”—which means the

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May. 09, 2025 |

‘Ring the Alarm.’ Tenor Saw, a pioneer of dancehall reggae, was killed in 1988 at the age of only 21

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| SGNL

China first

Week XX, letter I: Is Donald Trump making the People’s Republic more popular? + When the State of Qatar wants to give you a luxury jetliner. & New music from Max Richter.
4 minute read
| Allison Braden & Victor Shih

Whisked away

Why are millions of factory jobs leaving China? Victor Shih on the country’s extraordinary self-inflicted loss.
9 minute read
| SGNL

Veritatis splendor

Member’s despatch, Week XIX: ‘We have a pope.’ India, Pakistan, and all-out war. & Thinking about the beauty of art helps thinking abstractly. + Is Donald Trump making China more popular? How to have humane labor in an age of automated work? Music from Tenor Saw. What is dancehall reggae? &c.
18 minute read
| SGNL

As Greeks to the Romans

Week XIX, letter II: India‘s attack on Pakistan. Germany‘s uncertain new government. & Captive-born axolotls make it back to the wild in the wetlands around the Mexico City. + Why is the U.K. so dependent on the U.S.? & New music from A Sagittariun.
5 minute read
| Gustav Jönsson

Terminators

What are the risks of “killer robots” to civilians? Lucy Suchman on the automation of modern warfare.
10 minute read
| SGNL

Roads to Damascus

Week XIX, letter I: An election surprise in Australia. Tremors in Gaza. & More than a million want to run in London. + Who’s winning the struggle for power and influence in Syria? & New music from Maria Somerville.
5 minute read
| Allison Braden

American carnivores

Why are people in the United States eating record amounts of meat? Glynn Tonsor on a mysterious outlier trend in the Western world.
7 minute read
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Second chances

Member’s despatch, Week XVIII: Ukraine and the U.S. make a deal. Things don’t look good between India and Pakistan. Canada’s ruling party keeps ruling. &c.
16 minute read
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