Monday, August 10, 2026
ArchiveInside Russia’s New Gulag
Rape rooms, starvation cells, and Catherine the Great's old jail repurposed for Ukrainian prisoners. The New Yorker got inside. This is documentation, not opinion — the kind of reporting that becomes evidence at The Hague.
Lacking In Situational Awareness
The guy who wrote the viral AI essay 'Situational Awareness' lost two-thirds of a $45 billion fund while fielding margin calls at his own wedding. Patrick Boyle dissects the leverage, the hubris, and the timing.
China is now the world’s great oil power
The Iran war triggered the largest oil supply shock in petroleum history. The decisive actor keeping prices from spiraling isn't OPEC — it's Beijing. The Economist makes the case that a fundamental power shift has already happened.
Ben Sasse on Faith, Family, and Facing Death
Diagnosed with 90 days to live, Ben Sasse is still here six months later. No platitudes — he's sharp on Congress, universities, and the 'digital casino,' but the real weight is in what he says about the hours he wasted.
Beijing is forcing a mass breakup with AI lovers
A 21-year-old cried for a week before China's deadline to delete her AI boyfriend. Beijing's ban on romantic AI companions is the first real test of how governments handle millions of people emotionally attached to chatbots.