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10
Mar
Contempt of court

Contempt of court

What is international law, anyway? Yuan Yi Zhu on how democratic countries are responding to expansive rulings by international courts.
12 min read
09
Mar

Note: ‘Takoba (Injustice Version)’

111MHz: ‘Takoba (Injustice Version).’ Last May, the Nigerian guitarist and singer Mdou Moctar released Funeral for Justice, but never one
07
Mar
‘A kind of Pearl Harbor’

‘A kind of Pearl Harbor’

Member’s despatch, Week X
17 min read
05
Mar
French sour

French sour

Why does France seem to be falling apart? Marc Weitzmann on immigration, regulation, and the end of a political era.
9 min read
04
Mar

Note: ‘O, Dark Mother’

111MHz: ‘O, Dark Mother.’ Masma Dream World is an artist from Milwaukee who specializes in a choral sort of drone
03
Mar

Note: Monarchs of the sea

Monarchs of the sea. On February 26, Beijing’s navy conducted live-fire exercises about 45 miles from Taiwan’s largest
1 min read
03
Mar
From her beacon-hand

From her beacon-hand

Why has U.S. public opinion turned against immigration? Mara Ostfeld on how Americans’ perceptions are shifting along with changes in political leadership, in the media environment, and on the ground.
7 min read
02
Mar

Note: ‘Puddle (of Me)’

111MHz: ‘Puddle (of Me).’ This is Saya Gray, an up-and-coming singer-songwriter-producer from Toronto. Here on her new record, Saya, in
27
Feb
Not dead yet

Not dead yet

Member’s despatch, Week IX
17 min read
26
Feb
4 percent high and rising

4 percent high and rising

Why are bond yields going up so much around the world? Rebecca Patterson on economic growth, expectations of inflation, and unsustainable government spending.
12 min read