
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... By James Poulos Published opinion
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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. By James Poulos Published opinion
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 What the internet forgets about the Magna Cartaopinion It was defined by the nobility, not the people By James Poulos Published opinion
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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 By James Poulos Last updated feature
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 Why Twitter is terribleopinion Blame an age-old idea known as "comprehensive doctrines" By James Poulos Published opinion
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 What Libya taught Europe about playing with fireopinion You'll get burned — again and again By James Poulos Published opinion
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 Is Europe ready to revolt against its small-minded, neoliberal bureaucracy?opinion It sure seems like it By James Poulos Published opinion
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 Why Americans secretly love the idea of imperialist empiresopinion How else are we supposed to free the world and destroy evil? By James Poulos Published opinion
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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 By James Poulos Published opinion
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 What America can learn from Europe's confused quest for shared valuesopinion Rights and values are not the same thing... By James Poulos Published opinion
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 The end of cash?The Explainer This may be the greatest trick the big banks ever pulled By James Poulos Published The Explainer
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 Greece, Ukraine, and Europe's existential crisisopinion The continent should ask itself, "What would Napoleon do?" By James Poulos Published opinion
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 The Pentagon and Silicon Valley should team up to colonize outer spacefeature From The Idea Factory, our special report on innovation By James Poulos Last updated feature
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 Cuba's creepy future: Beijing meets Dubai meets Coachellaopinion Don't expect a happy ending By James Poulos Published opinion
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 Europe's shocking and unsettling future: White prideopinion It's scary to think about. But it's happening. By James Poulos Last updated opinion
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 The Western dream of democracy promotion is back. It's a trap!opinion Be honest: This never ends well By James Poulos Published opinion
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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 By James Poulos Published opinion
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 The divisive danger of the Iran nuclear dealopinion This is a debate over two rival visions of American exceptionalism By James Poulos Last updated opinion
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 The world's most dangerous stealth trendopinion It's hiding in plain sight: No one's foreign policy is working By James Poulos Published opinion
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 America's greatest danger: There are no more easy wars to fightopinion Without an existential foe or a weak one, the U.S. might be tempted to strike first By James Poulos Last updated opinion
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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 By James Poulos Published opinion
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Putin's biggest weapon is the threat of his own country's collapseopinion A weak Russia is more dangerous to the West than a strong Russia By James Poulos Last updated opinion
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 How Obama can win the social media war against ISISopinion He can start by taking a page from Vice News By James Poulos Published opinion
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 How America avoided Europe's Islamism problemopinion Europe's problem is as deep as history and as broad as culture By James Poulos Last updated opinion
