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The humanities spent decades decentering the human. Now Big Tech is doing it better

Why Reading Is Now Restless

Cutting Tariffs on Farm Equipment Is Another Admission That Trump's Trade Policies Are Increasing Prices

The Pope and the AI Profiteers

Kathryn Paige Harden on How Genetics Shapes Human Behavior

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A plan to preserve wetlands without stopping development

Indiana Police Misplace More Than $30,000 Seized in Massage Parlor Raids

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Trump’s Border Win

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L.A. Can’t Fix Its Mansion Tax Mistake

A Nietzschean Reading of the Hokey Pokey

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