Archive - Public Sphere

7 Books of the Year 2024

If you don't want to read the news, read a book

Dec 15 •

How Tulsi Gabbard Sees Syria, Ukraine, and Trump

Trump's intelligence director pick has a history of parroting propaganda from Assad and Putin

Dec 11 •

Dictator For a Day

Autocracy is not in lived memory for (most) Americans. Can we avoid it?

Dec 8 •

'The More Police Brutality We See, The Angrier We Get': Georgian Protests Gather Momentum

The specter of Belarus lingers over the country of the country which like Ukraine, borders Russia and the Black Sea

Dec 3 •

November 2024

Q&A: A Genocide Scholar Traces Russia's 'Intent' To Destroy Ukraine

Professor Eugene Finkel had a student who turned out to be a Russian spy. Writing a book on Russian violence was his way to 'fight back.'

Nov 24 •

Did Elon Musk's purchase of the social media platform help Trump win?

Nov 20 •

Trump Wants to End the Ukraine War in '24 Hours,' But Putin Wants to Win

And what Biden's decision on long-range missiles means for Trump and Putin

Nov 18 •

Trump's Kakistocracy

The triumph of retribution over experience

Nov 14 •

Which Side is Trump On?

Will the incoming president be more focused on external enemies or "the enemy within"?

Nov 11 •

Trump: The Threat We Face

What's left after an authoritarian wins a democratic election

Nov 6 •

Today's the Day

Discuss the election in the comments

Nov 5 •

Trump and the Oligarchs

How Trump would like to rule over billionaires as Putin does

Nov 1 •

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