What an abusive chatbot can teach us about the art of conversation Complexity, context and ambiguity do not play well on social media. Tim Harford21 March 2022 12:20 (EST)4 minute read
A war of surprises in Ukraine, both tragic and inspiring Every war brings surprises. There will be more in Ukraine — and not all of them… Thomas L. Friedman18 March 2022 12:19 (EST)6 minute read
Xi Jinping faces a fateful decision on Ukraine China’s ‘no limits’ partnership with Russia risks open confrontation with the west. Gideon Rachman16 March 2022 12:31 (EST)4 minute read
Can public health be saved? Trust in health institutions is declining. Here's how to get it back. James Hamblin15 March 2022 12:20 (EST)11 minute read
Don’t give up the Ghost The Ghost of Kyiv is not a pilot or a soldier. The Ghost of Kyiv is… Oliver Gray14 March 2022 14:28 (EST)5 minute read
Russia has suffered a crushing moral defeat. And Russians know it. For many Russians, the invasion of Ukraine is a visceral horror. Alexey Kovalev11 March 2022 16:00 (EST)4 minute read
‘Tech wreck’ looks more like another dotcom bubble bursting For those that scoffed at the last two years of excesses in markets, it has felt… Robin Wigglesworth11 March 2022 12:08 (EST)4 minute read
Putin has no good way out, and that really scares me Putin’s Russia is not too big to fail. It is, however, too big to fail in… Thomas L. Friedman10 March 2022 11:00 (EST)5 minute read
The COVID pandemic: let’s not rewrite history This is the lesson that shouldn’t be lost: it has all been about vaccinations. Tim Dunlop09 March 2022 11:18 (EST)8 minute read
How to stop a nuclear war To escalate now against a weaker adversary, one less likely to ultimately defeat us and more… Ross Douthat08 March 2022 10:00 (EST)4 minute read
Down and out in the eyes of Big Brother Of all the distractions faced by drivers, merely touching a mobile phone is the unforgivable sin. Deborah Cassrels07 March 2022 13:42 (EST)6 minute read