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A generation of cheaters
The end of academic honesty, sponsored by ChatGPT
8 hrs ago • kyla scanlon
There’s no such thing as returning a child
Join Us. We're Libbing Out.
Apr 6 • Jerusalem Demsas
The orange man is very bad
Shitposting our way out of democracy
Apr 5 • Jerusalem Demsas and Milan Singh
Can a liberal society do affirmative action right?
The quota trap.
Apr 3 • Kelsey Piper
Does it suck to have a job?
Evaluating three viral narratives about the American economy.
Apr 2 • Jerusalem Demsas
The bros are more liberal than you think
Some young men are misogynists. Most of them aren’t.
Apr 1 • Maibritt Henkel
Are most Americans illiterate?
What does it mean to be "illiterate?"
Apr 1 • Elliot Haspel and Ivana Greco

March 2026

The perfect storm hitting millennials
My generation's economic anxiety is a political problem
Mar 31 • Kelsey Piper
Stop trying to make me buy a house
Senator Warren and Senator Moreno revive the bipartisan case against renters.
Mar 30 • Jerusalem Demsas
Yeah, this is going to suck
Even if AI makes journalism better, it's going to hurt
Mar 29 • Jerusalem Demsas
Yeah, this is going to suck
Even if AI makes journalism better, it's going to hurt
Mar 29 • Jerusalem Demsas
Every bad thing you've heard about smartphones, ranked
Do phones make you stupid, sad, and lonely?
Mar 27 • Derek Thompson
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