Latest articles by Noah Millman
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Why Jeffrey Epstein's death is fueling conspiracy theories
The Explainer The circumstances of his apparent suicide practically scream foul play. But there's more to it than that.
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Will Iran get the North Korean treatment from Trump?
The Explainer A Singapore summit in Doha, perhaps?
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What if Shakespeare was Shakespeare?
feature The latest theory of the bard's true identity says more about us than him
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How the college admissions process became so corrupt
The Explainer Why are those who already have money and power willing to steal a degree to prove that they deserve money and power?
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Trump throws off the white man's burden
opinion On Trump, Kipling, and the welcome end of the American empire
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Is this how Britain ends?
opinion What the crushing defeat of Theresa May's Brexit deal reveals about the future of the United Kingdom
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Why Germany's Green Party is surging
The Explainer It's not all about the rise of the far right
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Is the sex recession only for straight people?
The Explainer The question of sexuality could be key. Here's why.
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Why are right-wing populists winning everywhere?
The Explainer It's not just economics. It's not just immigration. Far-right candidates are coming to power amid a mind-boggling array of political, economic, and cultural conditions.
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Why is President Trump letting the Saudis push him around?
opinion America's moral authority isn't at stake in Saudi Arabia. Its practical authority is.
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Will the IMF ever come clean?
The Explainer The global financial institution has yet to fully reckon with its failures in the Greek crisis
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Nationalists against the national interest
opinion As it becomes clearer how nationalists are being played as pieces in a larger game, states may wise up to the risks of throwing in with them
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How the AMLO earthquake might rattle Mexico
opinion What does Mexico's new president want?
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Why Trump was happy to surrender so much to Kim Jong Un
opinion Everyone presumes Trump's primary objective in Singapore was to achieve North Korean denuclearization with minimal consequence to America's own position in Asia. What if that wasn't the goal at all?
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The value of an obnoxious president
opinion Trump's policies would make America's allies mad even if he wasn't such a jerk
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Italy's game of euro chicken
opinion It will surely swerve first
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Portnoy's Complaint, and mine
opinion What Philip Roth meant to a young man dreaming of being an author
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The great fertility reversion
The Explainer Here's why America's plummeting birth rate isn't that exceptional
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How the government can save journalism
opinion The government once required broadcasters to devote a certain amount of time to public interest programming. Why not update this policy for the internet age?
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The Korean spring cleaning
The Explainer Why is peace finally in the air?
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Mike Pompeo's secret trip to North Korea makes zero sense
opinion What was he sent to accomplish?
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America sows chaos
opinion How did the U.S. become a revisionist power?
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The problem with America's biggest exports
The Explainer American trade policy now revolves around intellectual property
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China is now just another autocracy
The Explainer On the long-lasting consequences of Xi Jinping's power grab
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