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The year they broke the federal government
How DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the nation’s sprawling bureaucracy.
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Dec 21, 20251 min read
Lessons From Modern Parenthood
My wife and I followed our parents’ example. Our kids didn’t always like it, but the point was to help them thrive as adults.
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Dec 20, 20251 min read
A Nakedly Imperialistic President
After pretending the attacks on Venezuela were about drugs, Trump confirms it's about the oil.
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Dec 20, 20251 min read
What happens when intelligence outgrows its creators
We built genius machines, and gave them our blind spots.
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Dec 20, 20251 min read
Jobs Could Soon Replace Prices as Focus of Anxiety
Inflation has been top-of-mind for years. That could change.
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Dec 19, 20251 min read
he U.S. Is on the Verge of Meteorological Malpractice
The Trump administration says it will dismantle a premier climate center, while somehow keeping weather forecasting intact.
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Dec 19, 20251 min read
How innovation happens
Innovation is like a garden — you need to create an environment where it can flourish.
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Dec 18, 20251 min read
Resilience is a skill that’s just as important as tech know-how
Amid significant changes to how people work and live, the ability to persevere is critical.
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Dec 18, 20251 min read
The boomer-doomer divide within AI
Here are two sides to the AI debate, and both are perpetuating the idea that AI is “inevitable, all-powerful, and deserves to be controlled by a tiny group of people,” says the Empire of AI author.
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Dec 18, 20251 min read
Stop Trying to Make the Humanities ‘Relevant’
For humanities departments to continue to matter, they must challenge the modern world rather than accommodate it. Excerpt: "As a humanities professor myself, the biggest danger I see to the discipline is the growing perception, fueled by the ubiquity of large language models, that knowledge is cheap—a resource whose procurement ought to be easy and frictionless. The humanities, which value rigorous inquiry for its own sake, will always be at odds with a world that thinks thi
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Dec 17, 20251 min read
The Example the U.S. Secretary of "War" Sets
The defense secretary sends the wrong signals about U.S. leadership and justice. Excerpt: " This is how leadership always works in practice, even in organizations less hierarchical than the military. Some subordinates go along with orders or expectations because they’ve been taught not to challenge authority. Others do so to bask in the leader’s approval and proximity or to advance their careers, which expressions of dissent could torpedo. This is why leaders should be carefu
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Dec 17, 20251 min read
CEOs Are Learning to Live With U.S. Turn to State Capitalism
Some businesses have figured out how to take advantage of an expanded government presence in their boardrooms
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Dec 17, 20251 min read
Why ‘shift sulking’ may be 2026’s next big work trend
This phenomenon afflicting hourly employees is only expected to grow in today’s 24/7 gig economy, according to experts.
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Dec 17, 20251 min read
The state of AI in 2025: Agents, innovation, and transformation
Almost all survey respondents say their organizations are using AI, and many have begun to use AI agents. But most are still in the early stages of scaling AI and capturing enterprise-level value. Related Also related: AWS CEO says replacing young employees with AI is ‘one of the dumbest ideas’—and bad for business: ‘At some point the whole thing explodes on itself’
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
Kelly Born on All the Ways AI Is Changing Politics
Yascha Mounk and Kelly Born discuss the socioeconomic impact of artificial intelligence.
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
A Look Back at the Words We Redefined in 2025
Terms like ‘affordability,’ ‘socialism’ and ‘famine’ take on new, politically convenient meanings.
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
‘Imperfect Oracle’ Review: A Question of Autonomy
Humans tend to trust their intuitions over rational calculation. Can artificial intelligence help us overcome cognitive biases?
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
After a Generation of Peace, Europe Tells Its People to Prepare for War
As Trump tries to negotiate Ukraine peace deal, European leaders sound alarm that Russia could target their countries next Quick Summary European officials are increasingly warning their citizens to prepare for potential conflict with Russia, a psychological shift for the continent. NATO’s European members plan to increase traditional defense spending to 3.5% of their economies by 2035, up from 2% currently. Russia is suspected of conducting a covert “gray zone” assault on Eu
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
Pardons in the U.S. should be a sacred power of responsibility ... and accountability
The U.S. president’s pardon schemes encourage public officials to place personal interests ahead of the interests of the people.
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
Rob Reiner Was a Quiet Titan of Storytelling
The director and actor, who died yesterday, built a remarkable career that went far beyond his comic origins. Dispicably related
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
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