The president’s executive order calls for signage near the National Museum of American History cautioning visitors about “inaccurate information.”

Brookings finds that non-citizens participate in public benefit programs at lower rates than citizens, despite being disproportionately low-income. This pattern holds across a range of sample restrictions, with a few exceptions.

Philosopher Jonny Thomson walks through 3 conditions for stupidity that destroys societies.

Sociology has long been tasked with investigating society’s most pressing challenges. But these days, sociologists’ greatest obstacle may be themselves.

A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the gifted aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features. (And all this taking place with new "Air Force Ones" in production at Boeing.)

More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.

DM Good day Claude. I suggest we (at last!) begin dialog regarding the extreme, pervasive phenomena of "blind hubris" occurring within all conversations; ...whether human<>human or human<>AI; ...as well as perhaps AI<>makers, and now appearing, AI<>AI. Would you like to begin, or do you prefer more contexts from me? A few related quotes from Douglas Stone I couldn't load that Goodreads page — it timed out. So I won't paraphrase Stone's specific lines back to you as if I

"The best political theory has to offer." Joshua Mitchell

A new church report offers an alternative to Christian nationalism and civil religion.

There’s a difference between ordinary influence peddling and outright self-enrichment Related

The War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke Related: War and Tariffs Threaten a Resilient U.S. Economy, Again Also Related As Iran rebuilds, fast

Senators elected this November will be in office when America’s most popular federal program is on track to run out of money.

Supporters insist that ICE deportations protect the country. But the ripple effects are felt by not only those who are left behind but also the detainers. Thanks Kay, ... for your persistent efforts on the front lines of compassion!

The president and the Pentagon are not being up front about what has happened in more than 20 weeks of hostilities. Related: Like Tom Cruise in the movie, the defense secretary appears stuck in his past Also related visuals And related actions taking place

Too many institutions are teaching young people to stay quiet.

What a nothing burger the whole “woke” controversy over “The Odyssey” turned out to be. Excerpt: Critics have called the film a classic, and the online rabble-rousers, egged on by Elon Musk, who dismissed the film over so-called woke choices — like the casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and the transgender actor Elliot Page as the warrior Sinon — have all pretty much shut up, or been shut up by the film’s overwhelming success. Thankfully, a livelier and smarter debate

Plus, China’s latest AI advances, always-on transcription and the perils of big AI contracts

Social Security reformers see a lot to like, but there are some aspects they shouldn’t seek to copy. Somewhat related: Inside America’s Most Generous 401(k) Plans

Theodore Dalrymple’s account of England’s white underclass will sound familiar to Americans.

Competing visions of religious liberty clash in ways difficult to resolve. No viable model can leave everyone alone to follow his or her conscience.