Robert Wright
@robertwrighter.bsky.social
Author of Nonzero, The Moral Animal, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True. Writing a book about AI. Publisher of the Nonzero Newsletter & host of the Nonzero Podcast. https://nonzero.substack.com/
In the latest NonZero Newsletter : I use the Trump-Xi summit to illustrate how MSM amplifies Trump's meaningless provocations while distorting or downplaying his (rare) displays of good foreign policy judgment. This tendency reinforces the worst in him.
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In the latest NonZero Newsletter : I use the Trump-Xi summit to illustrate how MSM amplifies Trump's meaningless provocations while distorting or downplaying his (rare) displays of good foreign policy judgment. This tendency reinforces the worst in him.
In the latest @nonzeronews.bsky.social: How NYT turned a US-China de-escalation story into a 'Trump caves on national security' story. The MSM's China hawkism, combined with its tribal business model, leads it to minimize or distort Trump's (rare) demonstrations of enlightened foreign policy.
November 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In the latest @nonzeronews.bsky.social: How NYT turned a US-China de-escalation story into a 'Trump caves on national security' story. The MSM's China hawkism, combined with its tribal business model, leads it to minimize or distort Trump's (rare) demonstrations of enlightened foreign policy.
In the latest issue of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I examine Trump’s Venezuela campaign as a window into his foreign-policy instincts.
October 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In the latest issue of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I examine Trump’s Venezuela campaign as a window into his foreign-policy instincts.
In the latest issue of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at the mix of motives and influences behind Trump’s campaign in Venezuela.
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In the latest issue of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at the mix of motives and influences behind Trump’s campaign in Venezuela.
In the latest issue of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I examine Trump’s Venezuela campaign as a window onto his foreign-policy instincts.
October 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In the latest issue of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I examine Trump’s Venezuela campaign as a window onto his foreign-policy instincts.
In the latest issue of my NonZero Newsletter, I consider @daniellarison.bsky.social's nominee for a “Trump Doctrine” and examine what Trump's assault on Venezuela says about his foreign policy instincts.
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In the latest issue of my NonZero Newsletter, I consider @daniellarison.bsky.social's nominee for a “Trump Doctrine” and examine what Trump's assault on Venezuela says about his foreign policy instincts.
In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, our thoughts on OpenAI’s latest report on stopping “malicious use of AI,” and deciding what counts as malicious.
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, our thoughts on OpenAI’s latest report on stopping “malicious use of AI,” and deciding what counts as malicious.
In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of my @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I discuss how the US-China tech showdown reflects a massive failure of cognitive empathy.
October 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of my @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I discuss how the US-China tech showdown reflects a massive failure of cognitive empathy.
In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of my NonZero Newsletter, I offer my answers to some basic questions about the Gaza deal, and then segue into some related thoughts about Bari Weiss:
October 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of my NonZero Newsletter, I offer my answers to some basic questions about the Gaza deal, and then segue into some related thoughts about Bari Weiss:
In this week’s Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I offer my answers to some basic questions about the Gaza deal:
October 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
In this week’s Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I offer my answers to some basic questions about the Gaza deal:
In this week’s Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I offer my answers to some basic questions about the Gaza deal:
October 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In this week’s Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I offer my answers to some basic questions about the Gaza deal:
In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at the striking scarcity of public figures pressing lawmakers on AI safety—and a few notable exceptions.
September 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at the striking scarcity of public figures pressing lawmakers on AI safety—and a few notable exceptions.
In this week’s Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at the striking scarcity of 'AI safety' advocates pushing for international regulation—and a few notable & laudable exceptions.
September 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
In this week’s Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at the striking scarcity of 'AI safety' advocates pushing for international regulation—and a few notable & laudable exceptions.
In this week's Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at the UN’s new push for AI governance, Trump’s rejection of global rules, and the risks that attitude poses for all of us.
September 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In this week's Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at the UN’s new push for AI governance, Trump’s rejection of global rules, and the risks that attitude poses for all of us.
In the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at The American Conservative’s reporting on TikTok's emerging pro-Israel bias, the UN's baby steps toward global AI governance, Trump's sudden neocon turn, and more.
September 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
In the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at The American Conservative’s reporting on TikTok's emerging pro-Israel bias, the UN's baby steps toward global AI governance, Trump's sudden neocon turn, and more.
In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I discuss 'conflict entrepreneurs,' people who exploit or inflame conflict to gain power or status or money.
September 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I discuss 'conflict entrepreneurs,' people who exploit or inflame conflict to gain power or status or money.
In this week’s Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I compare JD Vance’s demagoguery with Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s plea for restraint after the Kirk assassination.
September 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
In this week’s Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I compare JD Vance’s demagoguery with Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s plea for restraint after the Kirk assassination.
This is among other things a way to create a more partisan military--the kind of military that could come in handy down the road if, say, a president wanted to go full-on authoritarian.
September 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is among other things a way to create a more partisan military--the kind of military that could come in handy down the road if, say, a president wanted to go full-on authoritarian.
In this week’s Earthling—the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social: A note on the blowback from 9/11, and a reminder that we have the agency to handle 9/10 with more wisdom.
September 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In this week’s Earthling—the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social: A note on the blowback from 9/11, and a reminder that we have the agency to handle 9/10 with more wisdom.
Is Kisin right? Not entirely, I think: There are big differences between 9/11 and the Kirk assassination, as I argue in the latest NonZero Newsletter.
September 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Is Kisin right? Not entirely, I think: There are big differences between 9/11 and the Kirk assassination, as I argue in the latest NonZero Newsletter.
In this week’s Earthling—the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social: Will Trump use this moment as an excuse to push the authoritarian envelope further than he’s already pushed it?
September 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In this week’s Earthling—the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social: Will Trump use this moment as an excuse to push the authoritarian envelope further than he’s already pushed it?
Another day, another egregious and violent violation of international law by Israel--with the weapons, as usual, obligingly provided by the US.
#NoMoreArmsForIsrael
#NoMoreArmsForIsrael
September 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Another day, another egregious and violent violation of international law by Israel--with the weapons, as usual, obligingly provided by the US.
#NoMoreArmsForIsrael
#NoMoreArmsForIsrael
In the latest @nonzeronews.bsky.social: How Republican and Democratic presidents have both failed to provide the kind of global leadership the world actually wants.
September 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In the latest @nonzeronews.bsky.social: How Republican and Democratic presidents have both failed to provide the kind of global leadership the world actually wants.
In this week's Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social: A good example of how the New York Times, like other mainstream US media, engages in China threat inflation.
September 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
In this week's Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social: A good example of how the New York Times, like other mainstream US media, engages in China threat inflation.
A database of biometric IDs of all humans. What could go wrong? (But don't worry--we can just put Sam in charge of it!)
May 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A database of biometric IDs of all humans. What could go wrong? (But don't worry--we can just put Sam in charge of it!)