Better Conflict Bulletin

Learning from the WHCD Assassination Attempt

Look to alienation, not just partisanship, and beware inflated measures of support for violence - BCB #188

Apr 28 • Jonathan Stray

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The Sorry Power of Gender War Narratives

The narrative that aggrieved men are the cause of right-wing populism makes for a disheartening dating scene. So is it true? — BCB #187

Apr 20 • Jonathan Stray

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What Are the Politics of a Platform? Content Moderation on X

We've got all the data. Part two of our series on X/Twitter's politics. BCB #186

Apr 8 • Jonathan Stray

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Conflict Superintelligence

AI will be smarter than humans, but will it escalate or de-escalate human conflict?

Apr 1 • Jonathan Stray

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March 2026

Is Toxic Polarization Inevitable? A workshop report

Beyond left and right, why the culture war is about culture, and polarization myths — BCB #184

Mar 19 • Jonathan Stray

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OpenAI Agrees To Power Autonomous Weapons

Current law and policy does not require human approval for a machine to kill - BCB #183

Mar 1 • Jonathan Stray

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February 2026

What Are the Politics of a Platform? Users on X/Twitter

Twitter's users are still slightly left-leaning, but right-leaning users now post a lot more - BCB #182

Feb 25 • Jonathan Stray

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You're Probably Wrong About The Deportations

We've switched from mostly arresting criminals to mostly not. Obama was deporting just as many. But interior enforcement has exploded - BCB #181

Feb 7 • Jonathan Stray

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January 2026

How Things Could End Well In Minneapolis

Gaming out the ways the ICE conflict can end without further violence - BCB #180

Jan 23 • Jonathan Stray

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Doxxing Ice Officers Is a Bad Idea No Matter What Side You're On

Look to history to work through the details - BCB #179

Jan 14 • Jonathan Stray

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What We Can Agree on After The ICE Shooting

I've talked to folks across the spectrum and this is what I've got - BCB #178

Jan 10 • Jonathan Stray

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December 2025

The Better Conflict Year in Review 2025

Reader and editor favorites from the past year - BCB #177

Dec 30, 2025 • Jonathan Stray

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