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Everyone Likes Reading. Why Are We So Afraid of It?

Book bans, chatbots, pedagogical warfare: What it means to read has become a minefield.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/books/review/book-bans-humanities-ai.html?smid=em-share

To Jail or Not to Jail

Rough sledding for Citizen Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/opinion/to-jail-or-not-to-jail.html?smid=em-share

If Democrats Win Back the House, They Will Have John Roberts to Thank

The Supreme Court strikes a blow for democracy — and Democrats.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/opinion/milligan-voting-rights-2024.html?smid=em-share

America Has a Chance to Make Farming More Climate Friendly

Legislators took a major step in making sure that American agriculture policy has a climate lens going forward. But the next Farm Bill could derail it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/opinion/climate-change-farm-bill-farmers.html?smid=em-share

Silicon Valley Confronts the Idea That the ‘Singularity’ Is Here

The frenzy over artificial intelligence may be ushering in the long-awaited moment when technology goes wild. Or maybe it’s the hype that is out of control.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/11/technology/silicon-valley-confronts-the-idea-that-the-singularity-is-here.html?smid=em-share

Oklahoma Breaches the Wall Between Church and State

Religious liberty, not religious authority, should be the aim of the American right.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/opinion/oklahoma-church-state-religion.html?smid=em-share

Link: https://www.kansascityfed.org/research/economic-review/how-much-have-record-corporate-profits-contributed-to-recent-inflation/

https://www.youtube.com/live/_bE7jix2ARI?feature=share&t=1869

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2216162120