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A giant squid representing American cancel culture fears spreading across the globe

Samuel P. Catlin

How Cancel Culture Panics Ate the World

A set of peculiarly American anxieties has spread across continents.

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Edward Ongweso Jr.

AI Scams Are the Point

Propaganda and deceit are a feature of AI, not its downfall.

How Entertainment Mangled Public Discourse

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How Entertainment Mangled Public Discourse

Books & the Arts

A photo of musician and songwriter Randy Newman at a piano on stage in an empty auditorium

Randy Newman’s Genius for Political Irony

Few singer-songwriters have such fun getting under listeners’ skin.

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Heather Souvaine Horn

The True Threat to American Retirement

The wealthy don’t want to retire. The middle class can barely afford to. We need a better vision for old age.