Magical Thinking Won’t Make Europe an AI Power

'Blue Power' and the Rise of Police Union Politics

Why can humans, unlike all other animals, make pyramids, or spaceships, or musical instruments? Language

'The Rich Don't Pay Their Fair Share' and 4 Other Tax Myths That Won't Die

Leaked Supreme Court Memos Reveal Why Court Stayed Clean Power Plan (Setting Important "Shadow Docket" Precedent in the Process)

How Lonely Walks in Nature Can Make You Feel Less Alone

Thinking in Crisis

Why bother with plausible deniability?

Conspiracy in the White House

Today in Supreme Court History: April 17, 1978

Open Thread

Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

Banning Hidden Fees Won’t Make New York’s Hotels More Affordable

Europe Must Make AI Firms Pay for Training Data

The poorly understood science of sensation. Music can make chocolate taste bitter; rice pudding can make you cry 

For leftists, philanthropy is often simply an expression of plutocratic power. How then to make sense of the surprisingly radical Garland Fund?

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Libertarians Tried To Warn You About Executive Power

This California Law Will Make Housing More Expensive

If You’re Going to Drink, Make It This Kind of Alcohol

Mamdani's 'Rental Ripoff' Hearings Won't Fix New York Housing

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