I didn’t plan to be an author. What I planned, what I was taught to plan, was to be quiet. Being quiet is the survival training most of us receive early in life. We learn not to make waves, not to draw attention, and not to say things that might make others uncomfortable. Quiet is praised as maturity, humility, and politeness. It brings acceptance and safety, or at least the promise of safety. So, for much of my life, I stayed quiet and buried myself in books…
We talk about the future as if it is a place we are all traveling toward together. Artificial intelligence will transform work. Automation will eliminate jobs. Data centers will spread across the country. Cities will become smarter. Cars will drive themselves. Algorithms will know more about us. Climate change will reshape where and how we live. Robots will become part of everyday life. Some of… Read more: The Future Is Not Inevitable. Who Decides What Comes Next?
There was a time when Americans openly argued about whether their country was becoming an empire. They did not always hide the argument behind phrases like “global leadership,” “strategic interests,” “national security,” or “maintaining international order.” They used the word imperialism. Senators debated it. Newspapers argued about it. Political organizations formed around opposing it. Writers, labor leaders, business leaders, socialists, clergy members, academics, and ordinary… Read more: What Happened to the Anti-Imperialists? Part One: America Once Had an Anti-Imperialist Movement
If you come to the history of Israel and Palestine looking for the moment when one side became the villain, you are going to be disappointed. The real story is harder than that. It is the story of two peoples with deep connections to the same small piece of land, both shaped by histories that gave them powerful reasons to fear what would happen if… Read more: [Part 0] Independence and Catastrophe: Before the Conflict
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We talk about the future as if it is a place we are all traveling toward together. Artificial intelligence will transform work. Automation will eliminate jobs. Data centers will spread across the country. Cities will become smarter. Cars will drive themselves. Algorithms will know more about us. Climate change will reshape where and how we live. Robots will become part of everyday life. Some of… Read more: The Future Is Not Inevitable. Who Decides What Comes Next?
There was a time when Americans openly argued about whether their country was becoming an empire. They did not always hide the argument behind phrases like “global leadership,” “strategic interests,” “national security,” or “maintaining international order.” They used the word imperialism. Senators debated it. Newspapers argued about it. Political organizations formed around opposing it. Writers, labor leaders, business leaders, socialists, clergy members, academics, and ordinary… Read more: What Happened to the Anti-Imperialists? Part One: America Once Had an Anti-Imperialist Movement
If you come to the history of Israel and Palestine looking for the moment when one side became the villain, you are going to be disappointed. The real story is harder than that. It is the story of two peoples with deep connections to the same small piece of land, both shaped by histories that gave them powerful reasons to fear what would happen if… Read more: [Part 0] Independence and Catastrophe: Before the Conflict
