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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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Sep 7, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    Superintelligence Is the New Shibboleth (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Superintelligence Is the New Shibboleth" class="sizing-normal" height="931" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eCcy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd532b28-1

  2. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Russia Faked Voter Fraud. Then America Dismantled the People Fighting It. (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Russia Faked Voter Fraud. Then America Dismantled the People Fighting It." class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Hvqo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws

  3. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Republicans’ Diesel Fix Could Blue-Ball the Blue States (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Republicans’ Diesel Fix Could Blue-Ball the Blue States" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-aiY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpubl

  4. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    Remember Teapot Dome? Time to Revisit it. (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Remember Teapot Dome? Time to Revisit it. " class="sizing-normal" height="771" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3yU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0942ad

  5. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    The Last Time a Tech Monopoly Begged to Be Regulated (opens the original)

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    <img alt="The Last Time a Tech Monopoly Begged to Be Regulated" class="sizing-normal" height="781" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Rj3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%

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