Grayson Richards writes that narratives about foreign influence on data center backlash in the United States outrun the evidence.

Social media may not be the real threat to democracy—at least not by itself. Kettering-Gallup data points to youth disaffection, gender, and platform habits.

Jake Laperruque asked nine privacy and civil liberties experts to assess what War on Terror policy has done to rights, oversight and executive power.

The combination of environmental and anti-establishment thinking in extremist movements suggest anti-tech violence will grow, writes Jordyn Abrams.

The perks of this regimen are few—and the costs are many.

The State Department promised proof of a vast censorship scheme. The documents Sarah Rogers released show something else entirely.

A document-by-document index of the 59 files released by the White House alongside the 16 July 2026 primetime address on election security.

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In the long term, the United States government must disentangle itself from the tech elite, writes Jordyn Abrams.

How large is the European interest in Washington’s narrative of censorship and grievance? Dean Jackson considers evidence on the public record.