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***** NYTimes: A.I. Populism Is Here. And No One Is Ready.
A.I. Populism Is Here. And No One Is Ready. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/magazine/ai-populism-backlash-altman.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
NYTimes: The Barrage of Trump’s Awful Ideas Is Doing Exactly What It’s Supposed To
The Barrage of Trump’s Awful Ideas Is Doing Exactly What It’s Supposed To https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/opinion/trump-autocracy-bad-ideas.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
NYTimes: True Believers Blow Trump’s Mind
True Believers Blow Trump’s Mind https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/trump-iran-ukraine-true-believers.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
**** The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever, @DKThomp writes. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
Another Reason the White House Ballroom Is an Eyesore
Trump’s latest justification for building his ballroom is security—but that betrays what the White House has always symbolized, Neil Flanagan argues:
***** The Venture-Capital Populist
David Sacks, Donald Trump’s former crypto and AI czar, has held only one consistent principle throughout his career: a ruthless devotion to self-interest, George Packer writes. How did the investor and his allies in Silicon Valley capture Washington?
NYTimes: ‘When You Think of It, We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’
‘When You Think of It, We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’ https://static.nytimes.com/narrated-articles/synthetic/article-1afe42f8-e7b2-5881-b0e1-9b3f95aa2202/job-1777971726947/article-1afe42f8-e7b2-5881-b0e1-9b3f95aa2202-job-1777971726947.mp3?smid=nytcore-android-share
NYTimes Gift Article: Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices?
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/opinion/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.b6zM.xaB5kriSP7uY&smid=nytcore-android-share