Observation Deck
List of Observation Deck articles
For the Love of Welsh Rarebit
In a politically correct era, is it ever OK to crave colonialist cuisine?
Reza Aslan Argues: There Is No Divide Between Islam and American Culture
The American Muslim community is growing into a dynamic group — one that is firmly planted in the U.S. tradition of individualism.
The Thucydides Trap
When one great power threatens to displace another, war is almost always the result — but it doesn’t have to be.
Washington’s Ministry of Preemption
To stop security breaches before they happen, U.S. intelligence agencies are surveilling everything.
If Trump Dumps the Paris Accord, China Will Rule the Energy Future
The United States isn’t just forfeiting its environmental leadership. It’s shipping jobs and influence to Beijing.
Thoughts from Jane Goodall on How to Save the Planet
What chimpanzees and the trees of Tanzania can teach us about battling the effects of climate change.
The Multibillion-Dollar U.S. Spy Agency You Haven’t Heard of
How President Trump might turn an all-seeing spy apparatus on innocent American citizens.
Advice From Pussy Riot: How to Defy Putin and Trump
What the Russian and U.S. presidents have in common and how to defeat “all those other assholes just like them.”
Gender Hack
The dearth of women in the tech world is cultural — and therefore entirely reversible.
A Blow to the Soul
A generation of innocents is going to grow up traumatized because of America’s immigration laws.
Davos Man Has No Clothes
The World Economic Forum’s annual celebration of global capitalism once represented the inevitable arc of human progress. No longer.
Age Boom
Why now is the time to retire the idea of retirement.
Reading in the Dark
In the age of Trump, literature can sustain those searching for the courage to resist the politics of division.
Donald Trump Has the Keys to the Most Invasive Surveillance State in History
Will he use it to impose absolute power?
The U.S. Economy Needs More Productivity, Not Jobs
Advice for the president-elect.
