Milton’s epic new comic, “Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds” ... Comics culture, then and now ... The real story behind the faux War of the Worlds broadcast ... Why Milton was drawn to Orson Welles ... What (or who) really derailed Welles’s career? ... Will Milton's comic go multimedia? ... Heading to Overtime—with Bob in the hot seat ...

Audio of the livestream titled “The Psychopolitics of the Noosphere,” the first installment in an ongoing—and evolving—collaboration between Nonzero and Psychopolitica. ...

The pro-tariff argument: national security, jobs, and leverage ... The four factions shaping US trade policy ... Karthik’s core critique of Trump’s tariff policy ... How tariffs could block development pathways for poor countries ... Is Trump blaming foreign countries for America's own policy mistakes? ... A brutal week for Vietnam ...

Reid's new book, "Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future" ... Managing technological transitions ... Using AI to build cognitive empathy ... Shaping the coming AI earthquake ... Reid's notion of "co-opetition" with China ... Geopolitics and AI development ... The US chip war on China ... Heading to Overtime ...

Almut’s first-hand acquaintance with authoritarianism ... Trump 2.0’s authoritarian hallmarks ... What should worry us most about Trump 2.0? ... Trump 2.0 vs post-Soviet oligarchy: compare and contrast ... Is Trump an ethno-nationalist? ... Heading to Overtime ...

The dueling camps in right-wing foreign policy ... Lessons from the Signal snafu ... Are hawks dominating Trump's foreign policy team? ... Can Congress prevent a war with Iran? ... A "smear campaign" against Danny Davis ...

Bob and Paul duel over their sleep deficits ... Trump’s Tesla-friendly tariffs ... Who’s favo(u)red to win the Canadian election? ... Tufts and Columbia as authoritarian bellwethers ... Did Bob predict MAGA in 1999? ... God vs Hitler ... Heading to Overtime ...

The new JFK documents dump ... The conflict between JFK and the CIA ... The Pentagon false flag plan that JFK vetoed ... How CIA funding shaped the Oswald narrative ... James Jesus Angleton’s handling of Oswald ... Some lies told by CIA officials ... Files the CIA still won’t release ...

Will Trump get locked into war in Yemen? ... Competing instincts in Trump’s foreign policy team ... How should the restraint movement respond to Trump? ... Justin: Trump's pitch-perfect approach to Europe ... What happens if Trump pulls US troops from Europe? ...

Ross’s new book, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious ... An argument for cosmic purpose ... The mysterious persistence of weird shit ... Does human consciousness point to something bigger? ... Tensions between science and Christian orthodoxy ... A few more words about consciousness ... A few more words about weirdness ... Why doesn’t the weirdness show up in controlled studies? ... Heading to Overtime ...