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Brynn Tannehill

Brynn Tannehill

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Everybody’s Weirded Out by AI—Except the People Who Foist It on Us

On Monday, over 200 researchers and economists, including 15 Nobel laureates, released a joint statement pleading with government and industry to...

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New Republic

Brynn Tannehill

How Does It Feel When Your Government Wants to Eradicate You? Read On.

Every once a while I encounter a quote that brings me up short and helps reframe how I see the world. Such was the case when I came across this quote...

28.06.2026 5

New Republic

Brynn Tannehill

MAGA Masculinity: These Clowns Are Übermenschen? Please.

Republicans are about to inflict a rather strange vision of masculinity on America, one that is less the Triumph of the Will that they wanted, and...

10.06.2026 7

New Republic

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Democratic Women Say They Could Kick Trump’s Butt. And They’re Right!

Donald Trump deliberately warps reality around himself to create the image he wants. This goes far beyond simple propaganda or spin; this level of...

23.05.2026 10

New Republic

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How the Failed Orange Prince Became a Global Laughingstock

In The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli states it is ideal to be both loved and feared, but because they rarely coexist, it is safer to be feared than...

28.04.2026 10

New Republic

Brynn Tannehill

Iran Exposes How Trump and Hegseth Have Debased Our Military Standards

We now have a ceasefire in Iran, at least for the moment, and President Trump will apparently not blow the country to kingdom come. But the volatility...

09.04.2026 10

New Republic

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DOD: We’ll Take Anyone for This War. Well, as Long as You’re Not …

When countries get embroiled in a war, they usually cast a wide net for people to join the military and work to keep the ones who are already in. The...

27.03.2026 10

New Republic

Brynn Tannehill

The Implications of Iran Mining the Strait of Hormuz Are Many—and Ugly

And now, Iran has begun mining the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump simultaneously denied this on Truth Social and threatened that “military...

11.03.2026 20

New Republic

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Phase I Is Going Okay Militarily. But It’s Phase II That’s Terrifying.

When the U.S. and Israeli militaries launched offensive operations against Iran, President Trump delivered an address making two claims. First, that...

02.03.2026 20

New Republic

Brynn Tannehill

Guess What Madness Ensued in Canada After That Recent Shooting? None.

Since I moved to Canada permanently, a lot of little things remind me that this isn’t the United States. Most of them are trivial, like how I...

18.02.2026 10

New Republic

Brynn Tannehill

Trans People Saw the Nancy Mace Crack-Up Coming Long, Long Ago

05.02.2026 30

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Mark Carney Took the Stand the Rest of the World Must Now Take

29.01.2026 30

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Trump Has Started Carving Up the World. Now It’s Putin and Xi’s Turn.

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The MAGA Crack-Up Is Overrated. MAGA Is Here to Stay.

17.12.2025 10

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Give It Up, Folks: Donald Trump Will Escape Justice for Epstein Too

20.11.2025 10

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The GOP Went Big on Anti-Trans Ads This Year. And Guess What Happened?

06.11.2025 10

New Republic

Brynn Tannehill