BI in Context [Old MOOS Additional References]

As we continue to slide closer to some sort of direct military confrontation with China over Taiwan, thoughts about how we can walk away from the brink.

A profile of Taiwan's role as the world's sole supplier of advanced microprocessors and an explanation of why the island's fate is so strategically important.

An argument that, at least on the Republican side, hostility towards Democrats has driven out all other political considerations. Is this true on the Democratic side?

From Francis Fukuyama, an update on his latest thinking regarding liberalism and its discontents on the left and the right.

For a country in which there are almost as many independents as Republicans and Democrats combined, allegations of a conspiracy against a moderate, third-party, Presidential candidacy.

With working-class voters comprising over 60% of the electorate -- a look at the critical role that they are going to play in the upcoming election in their relationship with college-educated elites.

A summary, with lots of links to what the latest political science research is showing about President Trump's political dominance among Republicans.

Thoughtful reflections on the complexities of our current political moment.

A look at the Biden administration's attempt to negotiate a near-term peace deal amid the horrific ongoing war.

A perceptive essay exploring the complex interactions between the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and the culture war conflicts that afflict Israel and the larger Jewish Diaspora.