04
Jun
Only connect
Why are Americans becoming so lonely? Milena Batanova on a problem U.S. officials have called an “epidemic.”
11 min read
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02
Jun
Connections
What does financial repression in autocracies have to do with financial freedom in democracies? Justin Callais on human flourishing in the modern world.
12 min read
30
May
House money
Why are countries around the world developing virtual legal tenders? Roger Huang on the origins, implementation, and implications of central bank digital currencies.
8 min read
28
May
Untouchable
Why has Bitcoin become so popular with dissidents living in dictatorships? Farida Nabourema on what the emerging technology has in common with an old suitcase stuffed with cash.
11 min read
27
May
‘Immortal Hands’
‘Immortal Hands.’ Stereolab has come out of hibernation with their first album in 15 years, Instant Holograms on Metal Film,
26
May
Cash grab
What is financial repression? Félix Maradiaga on how autocratic regimes are using the global banking system, international law, and new technologies in an old struggle to suppress dissent and hold power.
12 min read
26
May
Gathering storm
Gathering storm. Since Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te (also known as William Lai) took office one year ago this week,
1 min read
25
May
‘Waxcap’
‘Waxcap.’ A track from one of the most impressive albums of electronic music this year, by the London producer Felix
25
May
Messages to Moscow
Messages to Moscow. On Tuesday, the European Union approved a new round of sanctions on Russia in an attempt to
1 min read
24
May
Narrative twist
Narrative twist. On Tuesday, Jake Tapper, an anchor for the U.S. news network CNN, and Alex Thompson, a correspondent
1 min read