By sending federalized Texas National Guard troops to Illinois against the wishes of the Illinois state leadership, the Trump administration is opening a Pandora’s box that could lead to our…
read moreIn the Fall of 2008, I published the article linked here and reproduced below in the World Policy Journal. In light of the incredible progress making it increasingly feasible for…
read moreTwo months ago, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Philadelphia Enquirer, and other news outlets across the country caused a firestorm when they mistakenly published a summer 2025 reading list written by…
read moreIt has now been nearly five and a half years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the pandemic led to approximately 28 million excess deaths, hundreds of millions…
read moreIn May 2020, the first-term Trump administration began its process of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, the international public health entity the US played the lead…
read moreAs impressed as we all may be with his technological prowess, strategic vision, and entrepreneurial flair, Elon Musk has become a threat to American democracy. But while it might be…
read moreIn recognition of the annual gathering of the United Nation General Assembly, which has just begun here in New York, I wanted to share with you my essay outlining how…
read moreA major article on COVID-19 origins was published today in Der Spiegel, Germany’s leading news magazine. Here is a link. Because the article is in German and behind a paywall,…
read morePresident Joe Biden stepped up to save American democracy in 2019. He’s done a tremendous job stabilizing the ship of state over the past 3.5 years and returned decency to…
read morePlease find linked here and reproduced below my just released Project Syndicate column. Can AI Foster a Global Consciousness? By Jamie Metzl NEW YORK – Our ancestors long feared the world-ending…
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