Author: Jim

How America Lost Control of the Seas

“He who commands the sea has command of everything,” the ancient Athenian general Themistocles said. By that standard, the United States has command of very little.

Arnav Rao on how a new era of American maritime greatness can still be possible: www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/05/american-shipbuilding-decline/682945/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUvPxWfGVixbDcd0wuQ1JEI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

The Lines the Court Won’t Cross – The Supreme Court is mostly giving the Trump administration what it wants—with interesting exceptions. By Aziz Huq

American Loneliness

The “dystopian portrait” that’s been painted of America is not accurate, @yairlapid argues. He reflects on what his travels to and through the U.S. have shown about the source of America’s success—and struggle. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/america-birthday-250-roadtrip/687877/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYVCTwAiGTu8N_kwdew6Ez8s&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social