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Nov 3, 2024 | 
compactmag.com | David Bromwich
There has been a good deal of talk about guns, most of it cheerful, in this year’s presidential campaign. Both candidates for the vice presidency have boasted of their service in the armed forces—Tim Walz in the Minnesota National Guard, JD Vance in the US Marines—and both have been photographed with guns. Kamala Harris confessed that she owns a Glock and added, “If somebody breaks in my house, they’re getting shot”—a statement uttered in a sociable tone and punctuated by laughter.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
persuasion.community | David Bromwich
This article is part of an ongoing Persuasion series on the future of universities. Universities are in crisis—losing public support, shaken by internal divisions, facing angry donors and alumni, and increasingly straying from their core mission of intellectual curiosity and open inquiry.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
journals.ametsoc.org | Byrd Polar |David Bromwich |Irina V. Gorodetskaya |Scott Carpentier
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May 22, 2024 | 
compactmag.com | David Bromwich
The past decade has witnessed a notable rise in the deployment of outrageous speech and censorship: opposite tendencies, on the face of things, which actually strengthen each other’s claim. My aim in this essay is to defend the traditional civil libertarian argument against censorship, without defending outrageous speech.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
lrb.co.uk | Tim Clayton |Alice Loxton |Joseph Monteyne |David Bromwich
Tim Clayton’s book is a magisterial study of a great popular artist: a full-scale interpretation of James Gillray’s output of satirical prints, and a biography that warrants comparison with the best ever done on an 18th-century artist. It has been furnished with gorgeous reproductions, along with close-ups that illuminate Gillray’s care for visual detail and his uninhibited verbal wit.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
thenation.com | David Bromwich |Katrina vanden Heuvel |Bela Shayevich |Jeet Heer
The fantasy that the war in Ukraine is a war to secure democracy around the world has taken root among well-meaning liberals. Ad PolicyThis article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. A new war, a new alibi.
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Sep 4, 2023 | 
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | David Bromwich |Byrd Polar |Junmei Ban |Zhiquan Liu
Intense summer cyclones disrupt the sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean and are an important factor in its continuing demise. These cyclones can be challenging to forecast more than three days in advance. This study employs a regional forecast model optimized for Arctic conditions in conjunction with an advanced method to produce starting conditions for the model prediction. A highly accurate cyclone forecast was obtained five days ahead with forecast skill continuing for a further two days.
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Sep 2, 2023 | 
progressivehub.net | David Bromwich |Tom Dispatch
The Ukraine War has now become part of the background news cycle. by David Bromwich, Tom DispatchA new war, a new alibi. When we think about our latest war — the one that began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, just six months after our Afghan War ended so catastrophically — there is a hidden benefit. As long as American minds are on Ukraine, we are not thinking about planetary climate disruption.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
truthdig.com | David Bromwich
A new war, a new alibi. When we think about our latest war — the one that began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, just six months after our Afghan War ended so catastrophically — there is a hidden benefit. As long as American minds are on Ukraine, we are not thinking about planetary climate disruption. This technique of distraction obeys the familiar mechanism that psychologists have called displacement.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
resilience.org | Asher Miller |Rob Dietz |Jason Bradford |David Bromwich
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