Squaring the numbers next to the black and white vectors in the first equation above tells us that if you first measure an ...

Among households headed by someone 65 or older, those with a net worth of at least $1 million outnumber those below the poverty line by roughly two to one! To significantly expand the American welfare ...

It’s getting kind of repetitive pointing out that conservative anti-immigration arguments make no sense and directly contradict other things they say they believe. But indulge me once more. This topic ...

This post is sponsored by Mechanize. AI alignment is perhaps the most important issue of our time, and if you’re interested ...

The New York Times has just destroyed the narrative surrounding the alleged 2024 gang rape at Cornell. Fill out your Michael Tracey apology forms here. We now know that the woman involved at first did ...

Having heard that the mayor of the city was proposing suspending permits for Cornell events to protect locals from hordes of ...

My view of the conservative side of the political spectrum has grown increasingly dark. It’s not a matter of finding bad people on social media. The dominant impulses of the movement, as demonstrated ...

When it comes to AI taking jobs, optimists like Jensen Huang point to the history of technology and note that humans have always found something to do. Others say that history is not a reliable guide, ...

In summer 2022, I did a reader survey. Here are Part I, Part II, and Part III of the results. When I last did the survey, I had 1/5th of the readers I have now. I think it would be fascinating to see ...

The Jason Arday story continues to surprise. I didn’t believe that there would still be much to talk about regarding this man’s individual story nearly a week after his death, even though I thought it ...

Parents pass on their genes and their culture to their offspring, so when a group has certain traits, it can be difficult to tell which is more responsible. One way to get around this is through cross ...