James Poulos
James Poulos is a contributing editor at National Affairs and the author of The Art of Being Free, out January 17 from St. Martin's Press. He has written on freedom and the politics of the future for publications ranging from The Federalist to Foreign Policy and from Good to Vice. He fronts the band Night Years in Los Angeles, where he lives with his son.
Latest articles by James Poulos
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What happens if China's economy is weak and its military is strong?
opinion It's frightening to consider...
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Want to keep Greece in the EU? Conquer it.
opinion That will never happen. But it's the only way to make Athens bow to Brussels.
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What the internet forgets about the Magna Carta
opinion It was defined by the nobility, not the people
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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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What Libya taught Europe about playing with fire
opinion You'll get burned — again and again
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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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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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The end of cash?
The Explainer This may be the greatest trick the big banks ever pulled
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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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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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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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The world's most dangerous stealth trend
opinion It's hiding in plain sight: No one's foreign policy is working
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America's greatest danger: There are no more easy wars to fight
opinion Without an existential foe or a weak one, the U.S. might be tempted to strike first
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There's a global war for internet freedom. And the U.S. is losing.
opinion From Russia to India, governments are imposing limits that threaten a free internet everywhere
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Putin's biggest weapon is the threat of his own country's collapse
opinion A weak Russia is more dangerous to the West than a strong Russia
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How Obama can win the social media war against ISIS
opinion He can start by taking a page from Vice News
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How America avoided Europe's Islamism problem
opinion Europe's problem is as deep as history and as broad as culture
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