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The Service Fee That Sparked a National Firestorm
Chef Geoff Davis opened Burdell in Oakland to cook the soul food his grandmothers made — a distinct American cuisine rooted in migration and adaptati…
1 month, 1 week ago
Hidden Cables—Global Risk
We imagine the internet as invisible—wireless, ethereal, everywhere and nowhere. The truth is far more precarious. Nearly 95% of global data moves th…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Iran Nobody in Washington Wanted to Listen To
Jeff Schechtman 03/06/26
Iran didn’t ask for regime change. It asked for bread. How a protest movement got hijacked — and turned into a war nobody pla…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
American Democracy Isn’t Broken… It Never Worked as Advertised
The guardrails weren’t real — they were simply norms. The Constitution wasn’t a firewall. And the Madisonian dream? Always more myth than reality. So…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
A View From Israel: A Conversation with Ambassador Michael Oren
For decades the conflict between Israel and Iran lived in the shadows—proxies, sabotage, and covert strikes. Not anymore.
According to my guest, Mich…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Democracy’s Pulse Is Beating — But For How Long?
Can democracy survive computerized vote counting? Systemic and man-made vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure may threaten integrity.
My gues…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Silicon Valley Meets Outlaw Cannabis Culture
When California legalized recreational cannabis, Silicon Valley envisioned a new Gold Rush. Tushar Atre — a tech entrepreneur, surfer, and disruptor …
2 months ago
Worse Than Losing a Hockey Game: Living Next Door to the Predator
They’re booing “The Star-Spangled Banner” in Toronto. At hockey games. In Canada.
Not because Canadians have suddenly turned anti-American, but becaus…
2 months, 1 week ago
An Existential Moment for Iran
Iran on the brink.
On a recent WhoWhatWhy podcast I spoke with Shay Khatiri who insists that the real question isn’t what happened on January 8 and …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Climate Fight Without America
While America now fully abandons climate action, the world races ahead—and watches in dismay. A look at the cost of US denial and how good things hap…
2 months, 2 weeks ago