The Root Cause of the Homelessness Crisis
Researchers at UC San Francisco have released the largest representative survey of homeless people in more than 25 years.
Work In Progress
The Toyota Corolla Theory of College
Higher education risks becoming a cut-price assembly line. There’s a better way of producing good learning.
The Next Crisis Will Start With Empty Office Buildings
Commercial real estate is losing value fast.
What Does Sentience Really Mean?
The fact that AI isn’t alive doesn’t mean it can’t be sentient, the sociologist Jacy Reese Anthis argues.
The GOP’s Unworkable Work Requirements
House Republicans have voted to make benefits even more conditional. All that can achieve is turning down legitimately eligible recipients.
AI Is a Waste of Time
The newest AI tools are accelerating basic research and scaring the general public. But many people are simply using them as toys.
America Fails the Civilization Test
The average American my age is roughly six times more likely to die in the coming year than his counterpart in Switzerland.
The Dangerous Rise of ‘Front-Yard Politics’
Many public crusaders are private reactionaries.
Why Americans Care About Work So Much
Workism is rooted in the belief that employment can provide everything we have historically expected from organized religion.
Click Here If You Want to Be Sad
The internet loves bad news. And that’s bad.