Generation Z Needs Its Own Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books offered Millennials something increasingly absent from modern life: enchantment. Hogwarts represented more than an entertaining…
Powerlessness, Fear, and the Politics of Blame
Nearly a decade ago, philosopher Martha Nussbaum warned that fear and resentment were poisoning American democracy. In 2026, her observations…
Why Didn’t Trump Wait Until After the Midterms to Attack Iran?
On February 28, 2026, President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Iran, eight months before the November midterm elections. The…
I Asked AI to Write Laws for AI and This Is What I Got
Addressing the global concern that AI will wipe out humanity in the next decade or so I asked three AIs…
Never Complain, Never Explain: Leadership Lessons from Queen Elizabeth II
In an age of noisy politicians, self-promoting executives, and public figures who seem incapable of keeping their opinions to themselves,…
Eastern Wisdom: When Ancient Philosophy Becomes a Fashion Accessory
Western fascination with Eastern philosophy is nothing new. From Zen Buddhism and Taoism to feng shui and meditation, generations of…
China’s New Drone Mothership Targets the US Undersea Edge
The balance of underwater power in the Western Pacific is shifting. China is rapidly expanding its naval capabilities, rolling out…
The Price of Oil: When Cheap Fuel Becomes a National Security Liability
We all want lower prices at the pump. But what happens when cheaper fuel comes at the cost of national…
China Military: AI, Drones, Hypersonics, and the Push for Speed
China is treating artificial intelligence as a strategic national priority on a scale comparable to the “two bombs, one satellite”…
The Curse of Sisyphus: Why Cleaning Your Room Is a Waste of Time
Now, listen carefully, because what I am about to tell you is perfectly true, and also completely dreadful. There is…
Has Iraq Become a Chinese Client State?
In January 2020, OilPrice posed a provocative question: “Is Iraq About to Become a Chinese Client State?” At the time,…
We’ve Almost Destroyed the Culture of Childhood
“The most important function of the culture of childhood is to teach children how to get along with peers. Children…
China Built a Belt and Road. America Is Building Something Different.
For more than a decade, China’s Belt and Road Initiative seemed to pose a fairly simple question for Washington: where…
Energy: The Addition Transition
We are living through a genuine renewable-energy revolution. We are not yet living through a replacement-energy revolution. Wind, solar, batteries,…
Ten American Companies Are Now Worth as Much as the United States
If the ten most valuable American companies were nations, ranked by the price of their shares on October 5, 2026,…
The Student as Consumer
Campus intolerance is frequently blamed on radical political ideology, but its deeper cause is structural: the transformation of students into…
When There Is No Horizon
This article is based on a story by Simon Winchester published in the esteemed journal Lapham’s Quaterly. Becalmed in the…
Life Is Still a Video Game: The Cheat Codes for 2026
Back in 2018, Mark Manson published a wonderfully irreverent essay titled “Life Is a Video Game—Here Are the Cheat Codes.”…
We Live in the Age of a Billion Einsteins
Nilesh Jasani published “A Glossary of Our Worldview” by GenInnov on October 4, 2026. It is not a dictionary and…
American Workers Will Be Competing Against Highly Automated Chinese Factories
China’s current economic difficulties can easily be interpreted as evidence of long-term decline. Consumer spending is weak, the property sector…