A critical take on Matt Shumer’s viral AI manifesto, examining labor market disruption, hype cycles and the real path to responsible AI adoption.

Most of the harm that comes from alcohol,” said one researcher, is “due mostly or mainly to drinking with their buddies.” ...

In his recent speech at Davos, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney drew on Havel’s book challenging compliance in an age of ...

When I met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during her visit to the U.S. in July 2024, she told me she never reads or watches the news because she doesn’t want the media to influence her approach ...

The digital revolution has become a vast, unplanned experiment—and children are its most exposed participants. As ADHD diagnoses rise around the world, a key question has emerged: could the growing ...

Jealousy is rarely discussed openly, yet it is one of the most destructive forces shaping personal relationships and social life today. In an era dominated by social media, public success, and ...

Josh Pyles grew up on the farm where he now lives in Port Royal, Kentucky. His wife, Ashley Pyles, had never farmed before. But both are fully committed at their Blue Meadow Beef farm, where they and ...

Social Security’s OASI trust fund can pay full benefits until 2033, but only 77% thereafter without legislative fixes. Social Security may have to cut benefits if lawmakers don’t find a way to boost ...

Social Security’s combined trust funds are expected to run dry by 2034, at which point the program may have to cut benefits. Potential solutions for preventing cuts include raising payroll taxes above ...

In his guest essay Busting Myths About Evanston’s Zoning Reform, Dominic Voz presents his conclusions as truths universally acknowledged among experts. But in fact, experts disagree about the causes ...

This post was updated Nov. 9 at 11:25 p.m. UCLA became the first UC campus to launch an academic department dedicated to labor studies this fall. UCLA Labor Studies – which was previously an ...

Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Sergio Mendoza Hochmann / Getty; Pierre Michaud / Gamma-Rapho / Getty. With respect to Andrews, in the midst of all this—the testosterone-addled executive branch ...