It’s been a wild few weeks for AI, and people are paying attention.

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The U.S. welfare state was built in moments when technical innovation collided with political reality. It can still offer the infrastructure for social protection under an economy reconfigured by AI.

Some Insights About How to Use Tech in Government – and What Comes Next

Tens of thousands of scientists, clinicians, and ordinary citizens warned OMB about putting political appointees in charge of which research gets funded.

SNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4 million people (nearly 10 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and March 2026, based on the latest month of data.

Where we're going, we need revenue.

Where we're going, we need revenue.

I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

Antisemitism is real. But the enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend.

The new administration rethinks public funding for research, leaving it to private companies to chart the path ahead.

The Trump administration’s decision to fire over 6,000 I.R.S. workers will make the government less effective and less efficient, not more.

Elon Musk is using the anti-teacher playbook against the entire civil workforce.

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The history of deriving political meaning from Abraham Lincoln’s sexuality.

The history of deriving political meaning from Abraham Lincoln’s sexuality.

A revelatory look at modern liberalism’s historical evolution and enduring impact on contemporary politics and society.    Since the 1960s, American liberalism and the Democratic Party have been rema...

The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.