Cory Alpert

In the midst of Donald Trump's attempt to turn Russian diesel into a political asset to help him avoid disaster in November's midterm elections, the internet went out on the front lines. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian forces have relied on Starlink to communicate, and essentially to manage the battlefield of the 21st century. When its service was cut to Ukraine this October, there were big questions about who was responsible for pulling that particular lever. The Wal

Much of recent Western history contains the story of democracy stumbling. Crisis after financial collapse, after war, over the last two decades has fostered a deep dissatisfaction, leading societies toward simpler rules and clearer enemies. It’s an appealing proposition in a world whose rules seem to shift daily, where governments struggle to keep pace. We shouldn’t be surprised that political systems built in the 18th and 19th centuries are buckling under the weight of modern life. We would