On FOI Requests and Other Benefits of Working at a Public University

MIT Transit Lab to develop an AI platform for public transit agencies

TikTok's $100 Million Settlement With Alabama Is No Win for the Public

By any working definition that draws on biology rather than philosophy or religion, AI is alive

Federal Courts Are Running a Surplus Charging for Public Records

Good Growth Requires the Right Public Finance

NFL Player's Penis Size Is a 'Matter of Legitimate Public Concern,' Says Court

How the Culture War Put Public Schools at Risk

The Sleep Cycle of Ideas, Seeded Dream Poems, and the Queen of Dinosaurs: 8 Books We’re Excited to Read This October

Perceptions

Correcting the Stereotype About Libertarians Only Caring About 'Weed and Porn'

Brendan Carr's Vendetta Against ABC Conflates the 'Public Interest' With Trump's Personal Grievances

Sanctions Against Terror-Linked Groups Aren’t Working

In a Culture Obsessed with Staying Young, We Ignore the Many Benefits of Aging

Half the Public Wants To Pause AI. Would Regulation Actually Make It Safer?

Harold Cruse was as pure an autodidact as any 20th-century university scholar. Tuskegee wouldn't hire him. Michigan gave him tenure

Open Thread

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A Russia Sanctions Bill Would Give Trump Vast New Tariff Powers

The AI Tipping Point

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