Amid Student Protests, Pessimism About France’s Future
The massive outpouring I saw in Paris was animated by more than students’ legitimate concerns about deteriorating schools.
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admin Hannah Arendt’s Life in Friendship
The many bonds Arendt built and maintained across disagreements were beautiful—and ungeneralizable to America’s crisis of friendship today.
How to Govern the Pacing of the AI Frontier
Big AI’s call for an antitrust exemption is a ruse. Here’s how to structure AI safety talks until real leadership…
October 7: How Can So Many People Celebrate a Massacre?
Remember, pro-Palestinian protesters cheered cold-blooded mass murder on October 7 even before Israel retaliated.
Should Democrats Win Congress, What Could Persuade Trump to Resign?
Here are things that might allow even Trump's addled mind to see the merit in leaving office early and resigning.
The Republican Plan to Buy the Election Got Too Expensive
New data shows the GOP’s money advantage has narrowed because it relies too heavily on super PACs, which pay more…
AI Has an Anti-Woman Problem. Here’s How to Fix It
Artificial intelligence has a gender bias—not because AI intentionally discriminates against women but because it...
Is Neoliberalism to Blame for America’s Health Care Woes?
Horror stories about private equity-owned hospitals are part of a deeper history of neoliberalism, a new book argues.
The Grim Reality Behind a New Census Report
Trump administration and Republican policies are pushing more households into poverty. Immigrants are hit hardest.
Why Democrats Should Be Most Worried About Troy Jackson (And It’s Not the Consultants)
Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee, Troy Jackson, has a weakness in today’s throw-the-bums-out environment: a long record in state government.