The Trump administration wants to keep other countries from weaponizing technology the way the U.S. and its allies already have.

When it comes to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), I tend to take a rather less aggressive position than some from the classical (Marxian/Marxist) tradition. There are some holes in the theory and its view of the economy is irksome, but others have debated these to their fullest extent (a debate that is at least 100 years old). And, in the end of the day, arguing over the degree to which a theory is wrong is not very interesting. Anwar Shaikh does a very good job of putting the limits to MMT's ideas. Basically, there is a limit to MMT and the question is: what then?

Practically everything TikTok critics and China hawks say about the country’s data collection applies to the United States and its tech firms, too. We should be finding ways to protect privacy and free speech from governments and corporations everywhere — including our own.

"Venezuelan prosecutors announced that Mr. Denman and Mr. Berry, both decorated former U.S. service members, were found guilty of conspiracy, trafficking in illegal arms and terrorism."

With recovery and rescue under way after huge port explosion, attention turns to political accountability

Beirut’s explosion disaster is the product of a corrupt, sectarian political system maintained by foreign powers, Rania Masri argues.