What’s Eating ‘Putin’s Brain’?
The Atlantic 6 Jun 2026

What’s Eating ‘Putin’s Brain’?

Even Russia’s leading warmonger has run out of ways to justify the Ukraine invasion. No Russian thinker has worked harder than Aleksandr Dugin to rationalize the invasion of Ukrai…

Lebanon and Israel’s perpetual war machine
Al Jazeera 6 Jun 2026

Lebanon and Israel’s perpetual war machine

Why Lebanon remains central to Israel’s multi-front wars. Plus, AfrofeminasGPT, a chatbot designed to promote more ethical AI. The impasse in the US-Israel war on Iran has turned …

Lit Hub Weekly: June 1
Lit Hub 6 Jun 2026

Lit Hub Weekly: June 1

Sharon Blackie explores the grounding power of fairy tales. | Lit Hub Criticism What do you do when your book detailing Civil War-era censorship is censored by the US government? …