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Ms. Epstein is a professor of history at Rutgers University and author, most recently, of “Analog Superpowers: How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National Security State.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Superpowers are dismantled, flags are replaced, money is reissued, allegiances are reconsidered, monarchies fade, dust to dust and ashes to ashes.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022

Superpowers are a language that young people understand.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2021

Superpowers would come in handy in a district facing a troubled financial outlook, threats to dismantle it and pressure to improve lagging academic performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2015

The Law was not wholly diminished, as two of the four Superpowers remained largely unaffected.

From Oberheim (Voices) by Leadem, Christopher