ChatGPT and other generative AI isn't about to create superintelligence, but even if what we see now is it, the impact is on the scale of Google search and algorithmic social media, except maybe worse| www.arcdigital.media
It makes no sense as statecraft. But that's because it isn't.| Arc Digital
Firing the top labor statistics official for doing the normal monthly jobs report is only the latest attempt to force everyone else to abandon reality too| www.arcdigital.media
The Trump administration was supposed to expose the conspiracy, now they're saying there's nothing to see, creating a MAGA rift that could have lasting impact| Arc Digital
To change Russia's calculus, pressure would have to be considerable and sustained| Arc Digital
He stands for truth, justice, and an American way that Trump is tearing down| www.arcdigital.media
Even if the US-Iran and Israel-Iran ceasefires take place and hold, the problem the war was supposed to address remains| Arc Digital
If fighting doesn't end soon, there are multiple ways America could get pulled in| www.arcdigital.media
Israel launched an unprecedentedly large, direct attack on Iran, sending the Middle East into it's riskiest moment in years| Arc Digital
Complacency or defeatism would be a mistake, but carving out a bit of normality amidst a descent into authoritarianism feels like defiance| www.arcdigital.media
Pretending that Russia's war isn't Russia's fault won't work| www.arcdigital.media
The Trump regime has limited resources, and pretends to be stronger than it is, hoping everyone will do their bidding without a fight. Instead of appeasement, say no.| www.arcdigital.media
The president pitches his followers a vision of deglobalization, but what he's causing is de-Americanization| www.arcdigital.media
Bankers and business leaders imagine a more reliable, less protectionist version of the president than the one that actually exists. Now they're finding out the hard way.| Arc Digital
U.S. media usually goes easy on Trump, giving him a pass on behavior they'd cover as a scandal if it were anyone else. But not this time.| Arc Digital
Donald Trump ran on information security in 2016, got elected, then became the biggest information security risk in U.S. history| www.arcdigital.media
The case for taking Trump's expansionist talk seriously| www.arcdigital.media
Aping Kremlin propaganda, Trump sides with Russia against Zelensky and U.S. democratic allies| Arc Digital
The U.S. government is under attack from within, the Constitution isn't really in effect, but if you don't follow politics and aren't directly targeted, you might not notice| www.arcdigital.media
Picking fights with longtime friends instead of working with them against joint adversaries is a recipe for American weakness and global instability| Arc Digital
The Trump administration is illegally blocking authorized spending. If Congress lets them, the U.S. doesn't have Constitutional government.| www.arcdigital.media
Trump picked Patel to end impartial law enforcement—his record isn't subtle—and if Senators have any respect for rule-of-law, they'll reject his nomination| www.arcdigital.media
Don't withdraw entirely, but it's OK to partially disengage. The future will be tough, and you're in better position to fight if you stay sane. Here's how I'm adjusting.| www.arcdigital.media
Unlike in 2016 and 2020, it was unambiguous, and Trump's margin was large enough that I doubt there was anything Democrats could have done| www.arcdigital.media
Comparing Harris's likely chances to Biden's and other Democrats' show she'd be competitive, which means fear of nominating her shouldn't be part of the president's decision| www.arcdigital.media
The overreaching, absurd, un-American decision granting ex-presidents a large degree of immunity is an exercise in power, not law| www.arcdigital.media
Trump has brought the United States further down the path of democratic backsliding than many realize. The election is the only barrier left.| www.arcdigital.media
The Uncommitted campaign showed it’s far from a majority of Democrats, but might have the numbers to impact the general election. Winning them back could be difficult.| www.arcdigital.media