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Shaan Sachdev

Shaan Sachdev writes about political bias, philosophy, sex and the New York subway, among other things. His website is here.

Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at SoFi Stadium on August 09, 2023 in Inglewood, California. (Kevin Winter/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

Taylor Swift’s invisible merchandise: The era of surprise song collectibles

Shaan Sachdev
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne carry military equipment as they take part in a exercise outside the operating base at the Arlamow Airport on , 2022 in Wola Korzeniecka, Poland. The U.S., in response to the Russian military buildup and subsequent invasion of Ukraine and in concert with other NATO member states deploying additional troops across eastern European countries, has sent thousands of troops to Poland, where they have set up bases at Rzeszow and at two small airfields, both not far from Poland's border to Ukraine. Meanwhile fighting between the Russian military and Ukrainian armed forces is raging across Ukraine. (Omar Marques/Getty Images)

America is united on the Ukraine war, right? Still, let’s follow the money

Shaan Sachdev
14th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) held in Istanbul, Turkey on April 30, 2019. (Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

The war in Afghanistan was a huge victory — for the military-industrial complex

Shaan Sachdev