Democracy, Israel, Google, Fortnite, Chili - Five Things - Issue #259

Mass migration, terrorism and economic woes are fueling dictatorships worldwide. But government of, by and for people will win again.

By disrupting Birthright and Jewish summer camps, IfNotNow is becoming the new face of the Jewish left. But their contradictions on BDS, Zionism, and statehood might hold them back.

A behind-the-scenes account of the most important company on the Internet, from grad-school all-nighters, space tethers, and Burning Man to the “eigenvector of a matrix,” humongous wealth, and extraordinary power.

“Fortnite” is on its way to becoming the most popular — or at least the most addictive — game of all time. Since last September, the last-man-standing battle royale has been played by more than 125 million people.

In 1932, the Soviet Union sent one of its best agents to China, a former schoolteacher and counter-espionage expert from Germany named…

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