Latest articles by James Poulos
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Are small, private online courses the future of higher education in America?
feature With the traditional university system stuck in the past, those interested in a real education may have to go elsewhere
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Why Twitter is terrible
opinion Blame an age-old idea known as "comprehensive doctrines"
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Why Americans secretly love a gladiatorial blowhard like Donald Trump
opinion Admit it. You're glad Donald Trump is running for president.
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What Libya taught Europe about playing with fire
opinion You'll get burned — again and again
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What Republicans keep getting wrong about the Iraq War
opinion It's easy to say now that the war was misguided. But it's harder to diagnose the real problem.
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Hey, Americans: Move out of America
opinion It's time to start emigrating
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Is Europe ready to revolt against its small-minded, neoliberal bureaucracy?
opinion It sure seems like it
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Rand Paul is eager to pick a fight with the hawks. And he's winning.
opinion He's making them look very naive
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Why Americans secretly love the idea of imperialist empires
opinion How else are we supposed to free the world and destroy evil?
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Silicon Valley could save the world from climate change. But we don't want them to.
opinion We're afraid of empowering them
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What America can learn from Europe's confused quest for shared values
opinion Rights and values are not the same thing...
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Why do Americans love conspiracy theories? Blame the government!
opinion If the government weren't so opaque and incompetent, we wouldn't be in this mess
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The end of cash?
The Explainer This may be the greatest trick the big banks ever pulled
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You can't ban corruption. Stop trying.
opinion It's as American as apple pie
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Greece, Ukraine, and Europe's existential crisis
opinion The continent should ask itself, "What would Napoleon do?"
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The Pentagon and Silicon Valley should team up to colonize outer space
feature From The Idea Factory, our special report on innovation
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Too fast, too furious: How the TPP allowed economics to trump politics
opinion At its heart, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and deals like it are skeptical of democratic debate
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A foreign policy election? Careful what you wish for
opinion Let's force a choice between Republicans and Democrats
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Cuba's creepy future: Beijing meets Dubai meets Coachella
opinion Don't expect a happy ending
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Europe's shocking and unsettling future: White pride
opinion It's scary to think about. But it's happening.
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Hillary Clinton and the left's New Isolationism
opinion Don't expect Hillary to run as a hawk
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The Western dream of democracy promotion is back. It's a trap!
opinion Be honest: This never ends well
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A U.S.-China war is unthinkable. It also may be inevitable.
opinion And it may be coming sooner than any of us think
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The divisive danger of the Iran nuclear deal
opinion This is a debate over two rival visions of American exceptionalism
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