Artificial Reason

A conversation on AI, rationality, and violence.

The Strongman’s Surveillance State

Trump has unfrozen a Biden-era hold on powerful Israeli-made spyware, now in the hands of ICE.

The New Old Warfare

The self-serving myths of a new wave of defense tech, from Palantir’s Gotham to Israel’s Gospel.

The Banality of Surveillance

The ordinary roots of our extraordinary regime of high-tech monitoring.

Cyberespionage with Benefits

In the high-tech culture of Tel Aviv, military-grade spying on civilians has become just another office job.

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