MAGA vs. Science Is No Contest
A substantial number of Republican voters are losing faith in science.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/opinion/republicans-science-denial.html?smid=em-share
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NYTimes.com: An Infantilizing Double Standard for American College Students
An Infantilizing Double Standard for American College Students
It’s time for students to take back their independence.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/opinion/college-students-adulting.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: An Infantilizing Double Standard for American College Students
An Infantilizing Double Standard for American College Students
It’s time for students to take back their independence.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/opinion/college-students-adulting.html?smid=em-share
The Panopticon Is Already Here
China’s ascent to AI supremacy is a menacing prospect, @andersen writes, because the country’s political structure encourages, rather than restrains, this technology’s worst uses.
***** Facebook Has a Superuser-Supremacy Problem
Facebook is giving the most abusive people on its platform too much power to shape what it is, write @MattHindman, @natelubin, and Trevor Davis.
Hypocrisy, Spinelessness, and the Triumph of Donald Trump He said Republican politicians would be easy to break. He was right. By Mark Leibovich Illustrations by Ben Hickey
Hypocrisy, Spinelessness, and the Triumph of Donald Trump
He said Republican politicians would be easy to break. He was right.
By Mark Leibovich
Illustrations by Ben Hickey
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***** Yuval Noah Harari’s Apocalyptic Vision
Yuval Noah Harari has become a guru of sorts to Silicon Valley. But his new book on AI, “Nexus,” has little to say about the erosion of our intellectual institutions, @dimmerwahr writes. In fact, it might be symptomatic of the trend:
How to Know What’s Really Propaganda
There might be something new to learn from the old images of Uncle Sam pointing at you.
In this special episode of “How to Know What’s Real,” @megangarber and @peterpomeranzev talk about the role of propaganda in America—and how to watch out for it:
** How to Know What’s Really Propaganda
There might be something new to learn from the old images of Uncle Sam pointing at you.
In this special episode of “How to Know What’s Real,” @megangarber and @peterpomeranzev talk about the role of propaganda in America—and how to watch out for it:
******* What Awaits a Harris Presidency
“Whatever awaits the United States under a President Harris, a continuation of the uneasy present is the least likely scenario,” @EliotACohen writes. “Rather, a thunderous wave of crisis may break on her administration.”