Dear Professor Reich: Pragmatism First,
Please
DEMOCRATIC REFORM · SUPREME COURT · CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Most Americans do not wake up thinking about Article III, the Electoral
College, campaign-finance doctrine, or the finer points of the Voting
Rights Act. They wake up wondering why the system feels so hard to trust.
Why do politicians seem to pick their voters instead of the other way
around? Why do billionaires seem to have a louder voice than teachers,
nurses, and small-business owners? Why does every Supreme Court vacancy
feel like a national emergency?
That is the problem Robert Reich has been trying to answer. And on the…
CORRUPTION · REPUBLICANISM · GOVERNANCE
The article examines how the gradual
erosion of republican institutions
through corruption and private gain
threatens the foundations of liberty.
Europe Needs AI. Canada Has
the Power.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · SOVEREIGNTY
Europe seeks AI independence amid
U.S. export controls, while Canada
offers clean power and infrastructure
for sovereign AI compute capacity.
The lesson of the last month is not
that America will stop building the
best artificial intelligence. It is
that the best artificial intelligence
may no longer be available on
ordinary commercial terms.
That changes the problem for
America’s allies. Europe and Canada…
Poulet Chasseur: Chicken Worth
Lingering Over
FOOD · ECONOMY · FOOD CULTURE
Poulet Chasseur sounds like the kind
of dish that requires a French
grandmother, a copper pan and an…
NEW HAMPSHIRE · COMMUNITY
Squamscot Old Fashioned Beverages, a
Newfields, New Hampshire soda…
FOOD CULTURE · RESTAURANTS
Rising and uneven food prices are
reshaping dinner choices, with…
POLITICAL POWER · NEW ENGLAND
The narrative of Thanksgiving often
overlooks the devastation Indigenous
communities faced before the
Pilgrims’ arrival in 1620…
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
The White House has been transformed
into a federally franchised dining
complex featuring fast-food outlets
and themed…