Trump is Running Out of Options in Iran
September 2, 2026
5 minute read. Seven months in, no exit in sight. Amin Saikal of the Australian National University on why Trump is trapped in the Iran war.
A Journey Without a Destination: The New World Economy
August 12, 2026
7 minute read. Allianz Chief Economic Adviser Mohamed El-Erian argues the global economy has entered a perpetual, directionless transition—and explains why resilience, agility, and optionality now beat any forecast.
Rioters or Reformers? Meet the Real Luddites
August 6, 2026
6 minute read. Rioters or reformers? Brian Lewis, Professor of History at McGill University, revisits the real story of the Luddites in the age of AI.
America and Iran’s New Forever War?
July 20, 2026
6 minute read. No invasion. No occupation. No end. Bamo Nouri & Inderjeet Parmar (University of London) on the new type of forever war Trump may have started.
Staying Safe from Wildfires, Smoke and Heat
July 16, 2026
6 minute read. With wildfire smoke and extreme heat impacting Canada, the U.S. and Europe, Farhan M. Asrar, MD (Toronto Metropolitan University), shares who’s most at risk and how to reduce exposure.
Fascism’s Liberal Parents? (Review)
July 9, 2026
6 minute read. Is fascism liberalism’s own child? Political scientist Gábor Szabó reviews Žižek.
When One Brain Becomes Two (Split Brains and Consciousness)
July 2, 2026
20 minute read. Drawing on decades of research, neuroscientist Christof Koch—longtime Caltech professor and Chief Scientist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science—examines what split-brain patients teach us about the divided mind.
Alan Greenspan, 1926-2026: How Will History Judge Him?
June 24, 2026
7 minute read. UC Berkeley economist Barry Eichengreen reflects on the death of Alan Greenspan at 100, and the mixed legacy of a Fed chair whose tenure vindicated much of what he opposed.
Is Iran Shaping a New World Order?
June 11, 2026
5 minute read. Leiden University’s Andrew Gawthorpe on Iran’s bid to build a new regional order, and why Israel and the US may be unable to stop it.
The Pope’s AI Warnings Are Historic, but Insufficient
June 3, 2026
6 minute read. Nobel Prize–winning economist Daron Acemoglu of MIT says Pope Leo XIV’s AI encyclical is historic—but stops short of the real question: what should we be designing AI to do?
Pope Leo Declares War On AI
June 3, 2026
You don’t need to be Catholic to applaud Pope Leo’s war on AI. iDose Magazine Editor-in-Chief Aly Kamadia comments on the Pope’s historic call to action.
Trump’s Gift to Beijing
June 3, 2026
5 minute read. Former German foreign minister and vice chancellor Joschka Fischer: Trump’s Beijing visit revealed a hegemon in retreat—and a Europe sinking even faster.
Pope Leo Warns of AI’s Risks to Humanity
May 27, 2026
6 minute read. Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, names AI a defining moral challenge of our time. Three Australian Catholic University scholars explain.
Yes, Democracies Are Controlled by the Superrich
May 21, 2026
6 minute read. Why hasn’t two centuries of free voting curbed inequality? Jeffrey Winters, Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, says the answer lies in a blind spot: democracy was built to serve oligarchs all along.
Richard Feynman was Wrong about Truth and Beauty in Science
May 13, 2026
5 minute read. Did Feynman get beauty and truth wrong? Massimo Pigliucci, K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at City College of New York, says yes — and explains why it matters.
Probiotic Supplements: Should You Take Them?
May 6, 2026
Do probiotics actually work? Berenice Langdon, Senior Lecturer at St. George’s, University of London, weighs the evidence behind a booming supplement industry.
When Will the AI Bubble Meet Gravity?
April 29, 2026
4 minute read. Are we watching another tech bubble? Dean Baker (CEPR) revisits the irrational exuberance of the late 1990s, when stocks from Ford to Cisco soared and crashed, and warns today’s AI giants may face the same fate as Chinese rivals squeeze margins.
The Global AI Threat Is Already Here
April 23, 2026
S. Alex Yang (London Business School) and Angela Huyue Zhang (USC) warn that leading the AI race won’t keep America safe. Mythos-like tools make every nation vulnerable — and demand US-China diplomacy, not triumphalism.