“Pete Hegseth is the product of an essentially American ethos—which means we have no choice but to ask what to do with him, and what to do with ourselves.”
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Shall We Play a Game?
“Historian Jon Peterson traces the route from Prussian military headquarters to Gary Gygax’s basement.”
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AI Got the Blame for the Iran School Bombing. The Truth is Far More Worrying
“LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocity.”
Posted inThe Atavist Magazine
The Good Catholics of Buffalo
With thousands of US soldiers dying in Vietnam, a righteous group of young New Yorkers embarked on a secret mission to bring the war machine to its knees.
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Hassan Took a Bike Ride. Now He’s One of the Thousands Missing in Gaza
“In a place denied access to basic forensic technology—and where people disappear into Israeli detention—the fate of thousands remains unknown. One of them is an autistic teenager.”
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You Can Just Do Things
“You don’t have to learn any lessons you don’t want to.”
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The Great Syrian Beach Trip
“A visit to the seaside once risked arrest and torture. Now people are soaking up the sun.”
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Israeli Media’s Distorted View of the War in Gaza
“While global news showed a humanitarian disaster, most outlets in Israel remained silent.”
Posted inNonfiction
The Worst Air Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of
In the early days of flight, airships were hailed as the future of war. Then disaster struck the USS Akron.