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Author: Dan Nexon

Dan Nexon is a Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University. You can read all about the gory details of his academic work at https://www.dhnexon.net
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More on “What is to be Done?”

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In corruption , Trump
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On September 5, 2026
I am, at least one in one respect, more optimistic than Paul. I suspect that — should we manage to make it through the gauntlet of voter suppression, administration electoral interdiction, and thumb-on-the-scales Supreme Court decisions — the new Democratic majorities in the House and...

Screenshot of a page from the Reagan Library Website: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/ronald-reagan/quotes/since-this-is-the-last-speech-that-i-will-give-as-president-i-think-it-s-fitting My apologies if someone else has already written about the new rules for student visas, but they're bad enough that.

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Source: https://www.craiyon.com/fr/image/4PTcJz6xS8u0sYMsI3ArCw On Tuesday, Iran attacked three tankers in the Straits of Hormuz. This is not the first time that "Tehran, which has repeatedly declared that only its approved route through the strait is safe, is suspected of attacking other ships that have used another...
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The End of Governance?

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In Trump
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On June 3, 2026
The Trump administration has finally decided on an authority for reimposing tariffs. It has decided that every major trade partner is failing to follow U.S. standards for landing goods made by forced labor, and thus must be subject to the same 10–15 percent import duties...

Kibeth (2011-2026)

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On June 1, 2026

Kibeth was diagnosed with a possible bladder infection last week. She was prescribed antibiotics and received an injection of fluids. Be after a day of apparent improvement, her condition noticeably.

The LLM Style

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On May 29, 2026

Eve Fairbanks, whom I can attest is an extremely skilled editor, has some things to say about LLM-generated prose. The problem is that the efficiency and frictionlessness that make AI.

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