Evening Roundup, July 9
Trump's demolition of presidential history, NATO inches toward progress, AI for espionage, making good trouble, touching water, and The Tea with Rep. Al Green, discussing accountability for ICE
Spotlight Story
Split Screen: Building A Legacy by Destroying History
In his second term, President Trump has demolished not just democratic norms, global alliances, and constitutional protections but also federal landmarks, including the White House itself.
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Foreign Affairs
Trump Owned the Cameras. NATO Bought Time.
Any summit Donald Trump hosts or attends carries the same expectation. If he is meeting with an authoritarian leader, the tone is often indulgent. If he is dealing with allies, it is usually grievance first, qualified solidarity later.
Tech Corner
The New Surveillance State
In 2021, one of the most powerful Catholic officials in America resigned in disgrace. Not because of an investigator, a warrant, or a wiretap, but because a small newsletter bought a trove of “anonymized” phone-app data, the kind brokers sell to anyone, and combed it until one device’s nightly movements lined up with his home, his office, and the gay da…
Thanks Contrarians for those links. I will definitely stand up for science among the other links!