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From Polybius's cyclical theory of civilizational collapse and the enduring logic of Stoicism to the economic philosophy of Henry George and the satirical genius of Jonathan Swift, Trill News publishes essays and opinion pieces that take ideas seriously. We explore the philosophical frameworks, ideological currents, and macro thinking that explain why the world works the way it does.
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Do...
Read article →This paper documents how artificial intelligence has affected stocks and flows in the U.S. labor market. Combining CPS and JOLTS data with AI exposure and adoption measures from OpenAI and Lightcast, respectively, we ...
Read article →When President Trump barred three news organizations from the White House, a lawsuit followed. In it, the news outlets invoked their Fifth and First amendments rights.
Read article →For decades, research into Alzheimer’s disease has made painfully little progress. More than 7 million Americans are living with the disease, which is the most common cause of dementia. It’s incurable, and treatments ...
Read article →1. Avi Loeb video on UAPs. 2. “[The Mises] library now has a permanent independent home: https://freecapitalists.org/. It holds 945 books, 3,374 journal issues and 2,732 recorded lectures, all free, in PDF, EPUB and M...
Read article →Chinese and American leaders meet amid growing urgency over the issue of AI regulation.
Read article →This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. It’s time for yet another United Nations General Assembly meeting ...
Read article →Whether work gets done on-site, remotely or using a hybrid of the two can have a lot to do with an employer’s organizational culture.
Read article →Creating a quieter environment can improve your health – but you have to know what you’re listening for.
Read article →Editor’s note, September 20, 8 am ET: We’re bringing you some of our best-loved Your Mileage May Vary columns while Sigal Samuel is on parental leave. The one below was originally published last September. This unconv...
Read article →Nikole Hannah-Jones famously sent her child to a predominantly black/lower-income public school in New York City. Now her child says she shouldn’t have been used as political fodder. The essay makes for hard reading a...
Read article →Aging levees and dams are only the beginning of the risks communities face. One of the biggest challenges is helping people manage the heat and storms.
Read article →We are in the midst of a loneliness epidemic: More than half of Americans say they feel isolated, and we’re getting together less and less. In 2023, only about 4 percent of adults said they went to a party on a weeken...
Read article →Obama recently said: “If we are thinking about AI just in terms of how do we cure cancer or get better energy, you can do that without having agentic AI and having it just roaming free in the internet.” As Roon noted:...
Read article →Smartwatch users should be wary of relying too heavily on these devices’ algorithmic measurements.
Read article →In 2024, Donald Trump’s victory was powered in large part by massive gains with Latino voters. He won 48 percent of those voters that year, up from 36 percent in 2020 and 28 percent in 2016. But now, that support is p...
Read article →Because Trump picked this fight due to his concerns about Brazilian politics, that country’s presidential elections might quell it soon.
Read article →AI can function as a charismatic figure without standing on a stage, establishing a church or gathering disciples, writes a scholar of religion.
Read article →AI will be the death of me. And you. And everyone we know. At least, this is what a growing number of technologists and policymakers fear. Last week, a lead researcher at Anthropic declared that there was a greater th...
Read article →In closely contested House and Senate races, even a small shift in union votes could influence the outcome.
Read article →Philadelphia has more fatal traffic accidents than other big US cities, and they’re concentrated in poor neighborhoods.
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Read article →Trump’s use of a trade tool created during the Great Depression helped trigger a trade war between the two border countries, with few signs of de-escalation in sight.
Read article →For American conservatives of the Cold War era, red was the color of communists and the mistrusted American left. Now, it’s the color of the GOP, while Democrats are blue. How did this happen?
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